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TV Managers of the Year: WPVI, Philadelphia
TelevisionWeek’s TV Managers of the Year award for the Northeast region goes to WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, an ABC O&O with a signal that covers 18 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. WPVI broadcasts 4½ hours of…
TV Managers of the Year: KING, Seattle
The winner of TelevisionWeek’s TV Managers of the Year award for the West is Seattle’s KING-TV. The Belo-owned NBC affiliate, along with its independent sister station KONG-TV, serves the western Washington area and also is transmitted via satellite, as are…
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Video: Daisy’s Lowdown on Apple TV
How close is Apple TV to marrying the TV with the computer? Daisy Whitney’s latest “New Media Minute” examines the dream of convergence and gives Apple’s box a test ride. Gee-whiz factor is high, but Daisy does have a bone…
Chart: National Sports Ratings for Week of March 31-April 6, 2008
National Sports Ratings for Week of March 31-April 6, 2008 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Monday, March 31 MLB Baseball (Astros-Padres) ESPN 2 0.7 0.7 MLB Baseball (Angels-Twins) ESPN 2 0.7 0.6 MLB Baseball (Giants-Dodgers) ESPN 0.6 0.4 Saturday,…
Chart: National Sports Ratings for Week of March 24-30, 2008
National Sports Ratings for Week of March 24-March 30, 2008 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Tuesday, March 25 MLB Baseball, Opening Day in Japan (Red Sox-Athletics) ESPN 2 0.4 0.3 Wednesday, March 26 MLB Baseball, Regular Season in Japan…
Bryant Gumbel Exits NFL Network Booth
After two seasons calling plays for NFL Network, Bryant Gumbel has opted out of future duties as the voice of the games for the channel. “I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to call NFL Network games the past two years, which…
NBCU a Bright Spot for GE in Bummer Quarter
U.S. and European markets were rattled Friday by an unexpected announcement that General Electric’s profits for the first quarter fell 6%. The company’s NBC Universal media business reported a 3 percent increase in both sales and operating profit. GE posted…