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Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Flat-Screen Buyers

U.S. flat-screen television buyers say size doesn’t matter much, according to a survey released this week. Of course, they may be lying. About one in three consumers whose annual income is between $25,000 and $100,000 said picture quality was the…

This Week in HD: Heroes and Villains

HD programming picks for Sept. 11-17: “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!,” “The Shining,” “No Country for Old Men” “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” (MGMHD). Fri., Sept. 12, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Double feature…

Wilmington Got Message Out About Early Switch, FCC Says

Of 797 calls to the Federal Communications Commission helpline, only 23 came from residents of the Wilmington, N.C., area who were unaware that the digital TV transition in their market was going to happen Sept. 8, five months ahead of…

Viewers to Decide Two Finalists for Bravo’s ‘Supermodel’

Viewers can pick two of the finalists for the second season of Bravo’s model competition series “Make Me a Supermodel.” One male and one female finalist will be chosen by fans to join the cast of the series. Voting starts…

New Syndie Strips Dip Slightly in 2nd Day

Day two for the new crop of syndicated series saw ratings decline for the most part, although some series are still claiming first place in some major-market time slots, according to Nielsen Media Research. The three top-rated new series—“The Doctors,”…

Palin Continues Online Video Dominance

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin continues to clean up when it comes to online video views. Of the top 100 most-viewed videos for the week ending Sept. 9, across the 20 Web video sites that research firm TubeMogul tracks,…

Burger King Exclusive Presenter of 10 MacFarlane Shorts

Burger King will present 10 exclusive digital shorts from “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy” at youtube.com/bk, sethcomedy.com and targeted sites across the Google content network. The first two shorts debut today, with the rest of the shorts to be…

Paley Center Gala Honors Showtime, Reiner

Showtime Networks and producer-writer-actor Carl Reiner will be honored at the Paley Center for Media’s annual gala. Proceeds from the event, to be held Dec. 11 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif., will benefit the Paley…

CW Ups Tuck to Executive VP, National Sales

The CW has promoted Rob Tuck to executive vice president of national sales. He will be responsible for the network’s sales and advertising efforts for prime time as well as the Web site CWtv.com. Mr. Tuck also will oversee integrated…

TBS Orders Third Season of ‘Engvall’

TBS has renewed “The Bill Engvall Show” for a third season. The network has ordered 10 episodes to premiere in summer 2009. TBS also will air two special episodes of the show in time for the holidays. “There’s something about…