The natural antagonism between major multiple cable system operators and the program service providers has been escalating in the wake of industry consolidation, the weak economy and the rising cost of program and sports rights. MSOs, led by the industry’s…
‘Fame’ Scores for NBC The debut of talent show Fame scored for NBC last night, beating its rivals by a 45 percent margin among adults 18 to 49 in its 8 p.m.-to-10 p.m. time slot. It scored a 4.5 rating/13…
TV Academy Chair Bryce Zabel Will Not Run For Second Term In a surprise move, Bryce Zabel, who took over as chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences just before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has decided…
CBS Announces Summer Premieres CBS will premiere two sitcoms in June and two reality series in July. Baby Bob returns to CBS for eight episodes starting Friday, June 6, from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (ET). New sitcom Charlie Lawrence,…
The season-long seesaw battle for second place among the major newsmaker shows went to CBS’s Face the Nation With Bob Schieffer, which finished with an average of 2.907 million viewers, down 6 percent season to season. It had an average…
Troubled French conglomerate Vivendi Universal is moving one step closer to selling its entertainment assets, preparing to let serious bidders begin the process of poring over the books of Vivendi Universal Entertainment starting the first week of June, people close…
What it is: A universal conversion platform from Snell & Wilcox that converts video back and forth between high definition and standard definition, taking into account different frame rates, image sizes and aspect ratios. The product is designed for use…
We are about to allow the elimination of one of the most valuable assets we have for reaching out to our citizens in times of emergency. The free over-the-air television service that we all take for granted as always being…
A week ago, Reading Rainbow won the Emmy as Best Children’s Series for the third year in a row, bringing its total number of Emmys to 18 in 19 seasons. PBS ranks it as the program most used as a…
Gannett Broadcasting’s WTSP-TV in the Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA has run its Tools for School supply drive with sponsor Publix Super Markets for the past 11 years. Collection boxes are placed in more than 130 supermarkets in a nine-county area. Consumers…