USA Network’s “Burn Notice” grew its ratings from last week, so much so that it drew more viewers than a rerun of “ER” on big brother broadcast network NBC Thursday night. USA officials weren’t certain whether this was the first…
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today that President Obama will act quickly to sign any delay in the digital TV changeover sent to him by Congress next week. “We anticipate that the House will pass a delay on…
As the House readies to vote next week on delaying the digital TV transition to June 12, the number of converter-box coupon requests on hold is continuing to grow. The Department of Commerce Web site says that as of Jan….
Online television viewers prefer seeing a variety of advertisers in an online episode of a television show, according to data from ABC. The network conducted internal research on the viewing experience of watching primetime shows online and found that bumping…
The prospects for a delay of the switch to all-digital broadcast TV signals increased as the Senate approved a revised piece of legislation that would permit pushing back the Feb. 17 DTV deadline. With no debate, the U.S. Senate unanimously…
In another sign of how the struggling economy is affecting the television business, the Disney-ABC Television Group on Wednesday announced that it was cutting jobs across the board. Layoffs had already quietly begun at the company, insiders said. In all,…