HD programming picks for Oct. 16-22: “Late Show With David Letterman,” “Recount,” “Man of the Year” “Late Show With David Letterman” (CBS). Thurs., Oct. 16, 11:35 p.m. Republican presidential candidate John McCain makes a visit to “Late Show” after a…
Comcast, continuing its push toward offering more high-definition program by year’s end, is celebrating its milestone of more than 1,000 HD options for its subscribers. Touting “more than 1,000 high-definition viewing choices,” Comcast is on track with its Project Infinity,…
Flagging HDTV set sales in recent months could be a sign of a dire Christmas sales season, which could have a ripple effect that hits the pay television industry, a Bernstein Research survey reports. While sales have increased year-over-year for…
About one out of 12 U.S. households remains unprepared for the switchover to all-digital television broadcasts next February because those households do not own either a digital television or a set-top box that converts digital signals to analog for older…
Outside Magazine’s TV division Outside Television and the Travel Channel are partnering to produce the pilot “Gone Missing.” The mystery-adventure show documents real-life disappearances. The pilot episode, which airs Nov. 2, explores the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea…
NBC Universal on Wednesday released new figures showing how its programming is being consumed on multiple platforms. NBC called its new metric the TAMi, or Total Audience Measurement Index. The network first sent out TAMis to show how the Olympics…
Major League Baseball has moved back the scheduled start time of game six of the World Series so Fox can join CBS and NBC in airing a half-hour Barack Obama advertisement on Oct. 29, network and league sources said. A…
Web television studio For Your Imagination landed a bridge capital round of financing from OmniReliant Holdings in a deal announced today. FYI did not disclose the amount, but said the round gives OmniReliant an equity interest in the Web venture…
Twentieth Television has promoted both Ken Lawson and Ken Doyle to senior vice president, national sales manager, effective immediately. In their newly created positions, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Doyle will equally oversee sales management across the country while continuing to…