Spot TV ad revenues will rise between 9 percent and 10 percent in 2008, according to a new forecast from the Television Bureau of Advertising. The TVB said local spot advertising is expected to grow 5 percent to 6 percent,…
ABC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Group have partnered for an experimental deal on the streaming distribution rights of WBTV shows airing on ABC. “Pushing Daisies,” “Men in Trees,” “Notes From the Underbelly” and “Big Shots” will be available for…
MTV has greenlit a bisexual dating show with a star who built her fame on MySpace. “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila” is scheduled to premiere on MTV Oct. 9. The 10-episode series will feature contestants who want to…
The cable industry is launching its first major effort to educate consumers about the coming transition to digital television. The industry has promised legislators that $200 million worth of public service messages will air through the February 2009 digital transition….
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HD programming picks for Sept 6-13: “Superman Returns,” “The Return,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “Superman Returns” (HBO HD). Saturday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m.: After a five-year absence, Superman returns to face his greatest threat from enemy Lex Luthor in the HD…
EchoStar, DirecTV Raise Concerns About Digital Conversion Deadline With the Feb. 17, 2009, transition to digital TV looming, satellite broadcasters EchoStar and DirecTV are warning the Federal Communications Commission that they might not make the deadline, TVpredictions.com reports. On that…
Cable outlet Versus has completed a deal with World Extreme Cagefighting to extend an exclusive partnership between the two companies. The deal will bring to the network 15 additional live WEC events and 20 episodes of “WEC WrekCage,” which features…
Rejecting strong opposition from the cable industry, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is moving to require cable system operators to offer consumers both analog and fully digital signals for TV channels after the digital conversion, unless they provide…
When Fox Business Network launches Oct. 15 nationally, it will be part of a round-robin channel shift in New York, home of Fox News and the financial capital of the country. The repositioning will involve channels owned by NBC Universal….