When Belo-owned WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.’s NBC affiliate, lost both its regular and backup power during an ice storm that left 1 million homes in the state dark in early December, the station devised an innovative solution to get back on…
A recent proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to permit consumers to use cordless telephones and other unlicensed wireless devices on broadcast spectrum could lead to interference with TV reception.At least that was the alarm being sounded by the broadcast…
Posted Friday, Dec. 20 National Geographic exploration into the Big Apple The National Geographic Channel has ventured into one of the most exotic locales imaginable-New York City. NGC is available right now in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn on Time Warner…
Posted Thursday, Dec. 19 Globes enthusiastic for HBO’s ‘Curb,’ Fox’s ‘Simpsons’ HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” created by and starring Larry David, got a big promotional boost with nods for best comedy series and actor when nominations were announced for the…
Wednesday, Dec. 18 ‘Frontline’ big winner of Columbia-duPont Awards Seven reports on Islamic terrorism earned “Frontline” a Gold Baton, the highest of the duPont-Columbia Awards given to news programming that aired between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2002. The…
Tuesday, Dec. 17 Sci-Fi’s ‘Taken’ earns record ratings Sci-Fi Channel’s big bet on “Taken,” the 10-night, 20-hour Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries, has paid off handsomely, with record ratings for the cable network (a 4.1 average 9 p.m.-to -11 p.m. household rating…
Tribune has put the moves on MTV’s favorite matriarch.Sharon Osbourne’s upcoming talk show, to debut in fall 2003, has drawn strong overtures from the Tribune station group, which currently is in heated talks with Telepictures about acquiring the single-topic show,…
ABC is giving sophomore drama “Alias” the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot and moving “The Practice” to Mondays. Super Bowl XXXVII airs Jan. 26, with a new episode of “Alias” immediately following. “This is a show that we have always…
Just when you thought things could not get worse or more weird, Vivendi Universal finds itself wrestling with what even the French consider bizarre obstacles to settling its future.The latest developments throw into question whether the Vivendi Universal Entertainment assets,…
It’s been tough enough for Headline News to generate publicity over the years. Like any reliable utility service, it’s been taken for granted and considered “always there.” While its big brother CNN got all the attention and ballyhoo, Headline News…