The Big Ten Network signed a carriage deal with WideOpenWest, an alternative cable provider that operates in the Midwest. WOW serves markets such as Chicago and Detroit also covered by Comcast, the nation’s biggest cable operator, which does not carry…
TNS announced plans to combine its TNS Media Intelligence and TNS Media Research businesses to form a unified organization to handle digital media measurement. TNS said it is creating a platform for additional services that take account of the significant…
Sci Fi Channel said it has greenlit production of a third season of “Eureka,” the network’s most watched original series. The new season of “Eureka” will be 13 episodes and will begin production early next year. It’s slated to premiere…
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps has suggested the agency is starting to speed up in the pace of its examination of new media-ownership rules and warning that some important questions about minority media ownership need to be resolved before…
Hearst-Argyle Television announced Thursday that it has reached a retransmission agreement with Cox Communications cable systems for the group’s stations in six markets. The deal covers the analog and high-definition digital signals, as well as carriage of the digital multicast…
Almost 90 percent of U.S. consumers admit they don’t have a complete understanding of high-definition television, according to a study released Tuesday by retailer Best Buy. In order to better educate consumers, Best Buy has launched a campaign called HD…
Blurry Britney Cut From High-Def ‘Best of VMAs’ Those wishing to see every detail of Britney Spears’ buzz-worthy MTV Video Music Awards performance were disappointed Saturday night when MHD pulled it from the schedule. Instead, MHD played a three-hour “Best…