Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he plans to introduce legislation this week that would require broadcasters to pay spectrum fees to underwrite political advertising costs.Under the measure, broadcasters would also be required to devote time to political issues and candidates…
It’s been another good year for Portland, Maine’s, WCSH-TV, a Gannett Broadcasting-owned NBC station. May sweeps marked its 17th year as the 6 p.m. news leader, according to Nielsen data.With an 11 rating and 48 share compared to CBS’ second-place…
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps announced last week that he’s planning to turn up the heat on broadcasters by holding a series of field hearings in their communities to determine whether they have been doing enough to warrant .At hearings…
Former Charter Senior VP Admits Role in Conspiracy A former Charter Communications senior VP on Friday pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit fraud, a day after he and three other former Charter executives were indicted in…
Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates Only six of Fox’s prime-time series will premiere before postseason baseball gets under way in October. “The O.C.” was previously set to launch Tuesday, Aug. 5. Fox’s Saturday night lineup (“Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted”)…
News Corp. Demands Retraction From McAuliffe A day after Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe accused Fox of “a blatant, partisan attempt to aid the Bush White House” by becoming “the only network in Wisconsin” to refuse to run an…
MSO Chiefs: Rebrands Are ‘Frustrating’ A panel of MSO executives speaking on Tuesday at the CTAM Summit in Seattle criticized cable networks that opt for rebranding – even if the result is a better network. “It’s not all about ratings,”…
Like American troops during the war in Iraq, the Democratic candidates will be accompanied by “embedded” video journalists for MSNBC, MSNBC.com and NBC News, who will cover them day in and day out as they march toward the primaries, which…
In his first sit-down interview since joining NBC News in November 2002 as executive producer of “Today,” Tom Touchet talked to TelevisionWeek about running the most-watched morning news show on TV. He also talked about bonding with his new TV…
Clearing the name “Spike” for the relaunch of the cable network previously known as The Nashville Network, The National Network and The New TNN was a bigger hurdle for Viacom than expected. In reality, however, it is only now that…