Broadcasting & Cable articles from January 2008

Broadcasting & Cable archives from January 2008

BC Beat.(Consumer Electronics Show)
January 7, 2008... Edited by Joel Topcik Disney Goofs on Home Theater Hazards Joel Topcik When Disney/Buena Vista shows up at this week's 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company might get a cool reception from all the home...

Fox News Leads in 2007 Ratings.(Fox News Network L.L.C.)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie Fox News once again ended the year as cable's top news network followed by CNN, with few radical ratings dips or surges for either network. But among the channels with smaller audience totals-MSNBC, CNBC and Headline...

Networks Will Network at CES.(Consumer Electronics Show)(Cable Networks Inc.)(Lifetime Television Network)(NBC Universal Inc.)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... By Anne Becker Cable networks are stepping up their presence at the CES show, dispatching small armies of executives to speak on panels, take meetings and prowl the halls of the conference floor for new technology trends. NBC Universal...

Media Activists Ask FCC to Reconsider Tribune Waivers.(United Church of Christ)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... By John Eggerton The United Church of Christ and the Media Alliance are asking the FCC to reconsider its decision to grant the transfer of control of Tribune's TV assets to investor Sam Zell and Tribune Co. shareholders, as well as its...

Strong Demand for Set-Top Coupons.(National Telecommunications & Information Administration)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... By John Eggerton Requests for digital-to-analog TV converter-box coupons continued to pour in at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration last week, with one estimate of as many as 60,000 orders per hour at one point....

Karpowicz Is Broadcaster of the Year.(Paul Karpowicz)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Staff B&C to honor Meredith chief at TVB confab Broadcasting & Cable has named Paul Karpowicz as its Broadcaster of the Year. He'll be honored March 27, when the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) holds its sixth annual marketing...

Is Starz Aligned?(Starz L.L.C.)
January 7, 2008... By Jonathan Hemingway New distribution channels could boost Starz in its biggest gamble: making movies Only hours into his job as head of sales at Starz premium movie channel in 2003, Bob Clasen was on a flight to Philadelphia, sent to...

Deals.
January 7, 2008... By BIA Financial Networks TV WBRC/Birmingham, Ala.; KDVR/Denver, Colo.; WDAF/Kansas City, KTVI/St. Louis, Mo.; WGHP/High Point, N.C.; WJW/Cleveland, Ohio; KSTU/Salt Lake City, Utah; WITI-TV/Milwaukee, Wis. PRICE: $1.1 billion ...

Upwardly Mobile Madison.(Madison market)(Market overview)
January 7, 2008... By Michael Malone Folksy locale has big-city vibe As the state capital and the home of the University of Wisconsin, Madison boasts an exceptionally well-educated, Web-savvy, discriminating populace. It also has a rich news...

CES 2008: Think Big.(Consumer Electronics Show)(Motorola Inc.)(Microsoft Corp.)(Universal Electronics)
January 7, 2008... By Glen Dickson Giant electronics show takes over Vegas Jan. 7-10 Microsoft Details IPTV Progress Glen Dickson Software giant Microsoft is expected to announce at CES that it has deployed its Microsoft Mediaroom software for...

Tuning Up the Converter-Box Market.
January 7, 2008... By Glen Dickson A small Carlsbad, Calif.-based company is seeking to capitalize on the digital television (DTV) transition by marketing low-cost tuner chips for the digital-to-analog converter boxes that will allow old analog TVs to keep...

Fox Stations Stay Up Later.(WAGA-TV (Atlanta, Georgia) and WOFL-TV (Orlando, Florida) add 11 p.m. newscasts)
January 7, 2008... By Michael Malone WAGA, WOFL add 11 p.m. newscasts Atlanta viewers who tune into WAGA at 11 p.m. next week will see a far slicker player than Kelso, Fez and the rest of the scruffy slacker gang from That '70s Show , which has long...

B&C, Multi Promote Four.(Mike Farina)(Katie Rosa)(Louis Hillelson)(Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News )(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Staff Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News promoted four staffers on its ad sales staff to new positions. Louis Hillelson, who had been manager, online sales, was named associate publisher. Mike Farina, formerly marketing...

CBS Launches New 'Early Show' Format.(CBS Broadcasting Inc.)(The Early Show)
January 7, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie Affiliates pressed to jettison local shows for network's fare Beginning Monday (Jan. 7) CBS' Early Show will launch a new format with a new anchor, taking the first step in a renewed effort to build a national...

How Much Is Weather Worth?(The Weather Channel Inc.)(Landmark Communications Inc.)
January 7, 2008... By Anne Becker $5 billion price tag for The Weather Channel may be too steep The potential sale of The Weather Channel has already stirred a tempest over whether the channel is actually worth its asking price of $5 billion. Last week...

Moffett: Cable Must Tough It Out.(Craig Moffett)(cable industry's forecasts and economic aspects)(Interview)
January 7, 2008... Jonathan Hemingway As one of the foremost observers of the U.S. cable television and satellite broadcasting industries, Sanford Bernstein Senior Analyst Craig Moffett has offered his often sought-after opinions from a Wall Street...

New Backing for the Red Carpet.(E! and TV Guide Channel )
January 7, 2008... By Anne Becker E! and TV Guide try a different promo tack for celebs' award show strolls For several months, E! and TV Guide Channel have primped, preened and prepared for a big moment on their programming calendars: the start of red...

FCC Admits DTV Disruptions Likely.(Federal Communications Commission)(Digital television)
January 7, 2008... By John Eggerton Commissioners consider test market to work out bugs With only about a year to go before the DTV changeover, the FCC last week issued its final technical rules of the road. And because the commission has put a...

Good Sports for 2008.(advice foe the sports netoworks)(Viewpoint essay)
January 7, 2008... By Ben Grossman The professional sports world as a whole was thrilled to see the New Year arrive after a 2007 that had plenty of moments to forget. The NFL Network dealt with a real dogfight, baseball had the Mitchell Report, the NBA...

Where to be and what to watch-.(television programs)
January 7, 2008... By Michael Malone Monday, Jan. 7 The gadgetry gala known as CES is on in Vegas, kicking off with a keynote from Consumer Electronics Association president/CEO Gary Shapiro at the Venetian. Then it's on to the session 'Television 2.0:...

This Is Only a Test.
January 7, 2008... Staff More than a million DTV-to-analog converters were requested in the first two days of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) converter-box subsidy program last week. We don't know whether that means the...

Finally, Respect for the Ad Industry.
January 7, 2008... By Adonis Hoffman For an industry that has been overlooked, overshadowed and under-appreciated, advertising is finally getting its due. The business world has figured out what everyone in advertising has known all along: Advertising makes...

Fates & Fortunes.(Barbara Bond of KOCE Huntington Beach)(Trevor Frederickson of WBBM Chicago )(Matt Miller of WMBF Myrtle Beach )
January 7, 2008... Staff Broadcast Staff Barbara Bond , volunteer coordinator, Vegas PBS, has joined KOCE Huntington Beach, Calif. as donor relations coordinator. Matt Miller , assistant news director, WCPO Cincinnati, has joined WMBF Myrtle...

From Out of the Trenches.(Cable News Network.)(Occupation overview)
January 7, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie CNN Headline News/Worldwide chief Ken Jautz has seen it all Ken Jautz spent more than a dozen years in journalism's trenches, reporting overseas first for The Associated Press and then as CNN's bureau chief in...

QVC Does HD on the Fly.(high defination television, QVC Inc.)
January 7, 2008... By Stewart Schley Tricky switchover for 24-hour shopping network To Angie Simmons, the best thing about QVC's transformation to an HDTV production environment is that nobody noticed. It's not that the QVC senior VP doesn't have...

Tennis Channel's New Hi-Def Court.(The Tennis Channel Inc., high defination television)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... By Glen Dickson When Tennis Channel moved to high-definition, it didn't just buy new equipment, it built a new home for all the gear. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based Tennis Channel relied on Fox Sports' uplink center in Los Angeles as...

YES Hits An HD Home Run.(Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network)(high defination)
January 7, 2008... By Glen Dickson New control room supports 24-hour operation While Yankees Entertainment & Sports (YES) Network has broadcast New York Yankees games in high-definition since June 2004, its launch of a full-time, 24/7 HD network last...

Discovery's HD Odyssey.(Discovery Communications Inc., high defination television)
January 7, 2008... By Stewart Schley With five hi-def channels comes the need for a special facility Underneath the Sterling, Va., video production facility operated by the non-fiction TV producer Discovery Communications is a marvel of modern technology...

HD Means Profits.(high defination)(Comcast Corp. remodeled its largest prodcution studio)
January 7, 2008... By Stewart Schley Comcast's remodeled facility drawing attention from big producers For Comcast Corp., high-definition television isn't just a product sold to millions of cable customers. In suburban Denver, where the company owns a...

Philly's KYW Stakes Its Future on HD.(KYW-TV (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania))
January 7, 2008... By Stewart Schley Viewers may have noticed something different about KYW Philadelphia's 11 p.m. newscast on April 2-if they happened to be watching an HD television set. That evening's edition of KYW's Eyewitness News was the first to be...

'Doctors' in the House.(Phil McGraw)(Viewpoint essay)
January 7, 2008... By Paige Albiniak New talk show grows out of Dr. Phil Dr. Travis Stork once used the power of TV to try to find love. Now he's using it to teach people about their health. 'When people come to the ER, they are sick. But my passion...

'Gladiators': No 'Roids, Just Ratings.(American Gladiators of NBC Universal Inc.)
January 14, 2008... By Ben Grossman Silverman confirms steroid testing on 12 cast members NBC executives may have been juiced over American Gladiators ' stellar debut, but the gladiators themselves were all natural. That's because NBC Universal subjected...

BC Beat.(Consumer Electronics Show)(Brian Williams's marketing)(National Telecommunications & Information Administration)(Jerry Seinfeld and Tony Bennett performances at the Sony Pictures Television 's event )
January 14, 2008... Edited by Joel Topcik Brian Williams Wants a Hi-Def Bonus Joel Topcik The bevy of high-end gadgets at the annual Consumer Electronics Show can elicit pangs of digital envy from even well-heeled journalists like NBC anchor Brian...

'USA Today' Expands TV Unit.(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By Anne Becker Gannett Co.'s USA Today is expanding its burgeoning video production unit, USA Today Live, producing new cable programs for Versus, Fuse and Mojo HD, and new seasons of two online video series, one in partnership with TV...

Station Revenues Anemic in '07.(television stations and channels)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By John Eggerton But BIA report says they'll hit a 10-year high in 2008 TV-station revenues were $22.2 billion in 2007, down $500 million (2%) from $22.7 billion in 2006, according to BIA Financial Network's Investing in Television...

TV Makers Push Internet Connections.(broadcasting industry's marketing and forecasts)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff LCD and plasma display manufacturers are seeking to differentiate their products by offering thinner and lighter sets with colored frames and additional features, including Ethernet ports that allow the sets to display Internet-based...

EchoStar/ Sling's $39.99 Solution.(EchoStar Communications Corp. and Sling Media )(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff EchoStar Holding Corp. announced at CES that it has teamed up with Sling Media to brand a converter box that it said will comply with the National Telecommunications & Information Administration's specifications for devices that can...

Comcast: From Here To Infinity.(Comcast Corp. Project Infinity )(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff Comcast CEO Brian Roberts touted a major expansion of the cable operator's HD, video-on-demand and online content offerings at the CES show. The cable giant's Project Infinity is a mix of new linear channels and expanded VOD...

Cisco Shows Next-Gen Set-Tops.(Cisco Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Staff Cisco showed new DVR set-tops from its Scientific-Atlanta unit that support MPEG-4 compression, feature greater storage and processing power, and comply with the "Tru2way" (formerly known as OCAP, or OpenCable Application Protocol)...

As Writers Idle, 'Idol' May Boom.(Fox Communications Corp.)(American Idol)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By Ben Grossman Juggernaut American Idol returns Tuesday (Jan. 15) on Fox and is expected to see a ratings boom as the writers strike could give Simon Cowell and company an advantage. Rival networks seldom even try to compete with Idol...

Werner to Head New Warner Bros.' Combo Syndie Unit.(Ken Werner)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By Paige Albiniak Ken Werner, president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, is set to head Warner Bros.' newly combined TV-distribution group. Eric Frankel, head of Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution since 2001, is...

Animal Planet Changes Stripes.(Discovery Communications Inc. Animal Planet changing its logo)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By Anne Becker Animal Planet is ditching its stoic elephant-and-globe logo for a bolder, words-only logo that can be juxtaposed over a variety of animal photos, beginning Feb. 3. Executives say the new logo offers more flexibility than...

Dingell Launches House Probe Into FCC Policymaking.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce's Chairman John Dingell)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By John Eggerton As he had threatened to, House Energy & Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) last week told FCC Chairman Kevin Martin that the committee's oversight subcommittee has formally launched an investigation into the...

Young Puts KRON On the Block.(Young Broadcasting Inc.)(KRON-TV (San Francisco, California))(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... By Michael Malone Young Broadcasting retained financial advisors Moelis & Co. to help unload MyNetworkTV affiliate KRON San Francisco. The company seeks to reach a sale agreement for KRON before the end of the first quarter. Young was...

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 14, 2008... Staff Rick Gerrity took the photo of QVC's set that appeared on page 34 in the Jan. 7 edition. The photo credit was omitted.

New Media New Newsrooms.(KTVZ)(Barney Lerten)
January 14, 2008... By Michael Malone Stations overhaul staffs, philosophy to tackle Web Prior to joining station KTVZ in Bend, Ore., Barney Lerten's only TV experience was the media club in high school. Still, Lerten plays a critical role in the...

Deals.
January 14, 2008... By BIA Financial Networks TV KMOH/Kingman & KEJR-LP/Phoenix, Ariz.; KBEH/Oxnard, Calif. PRICE: $100 million BUYER: Hero Broadcasting (Robert Behar, president/CEO) SELLER: Bela LLC (Robert Behar, chairman/pres/CEO) ...

Mo' Competition.(Television broadcasting )
January 14, 2008... By Michael Malone Auto is ailing, but news biz thrives in Detroit 'Start spreadin' the news' may call to mind the Big Apple, but the lyric also applies to Motown. Several Detroit stations are expanding news content, including those...

MTV, Bravo Mine Rich Vein.(Bravo and MTV Networks Inc.)
January 14, 2008... By Anne Becker Spinoffs could build on success of hits about the privileged class TV viewers long obsessed with how the other half lives are in for a real treat in the coming months. They'll get a chance to see what happens when the...

An Unclear Picture.(Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s uncleatr deal with Providence Equity Partners Inc.)
January 14, 2008... By Michael Malone Will Clear Channel's $1.2 billion deal with Providence Equity fall off the table? When Clear Channel announced last April that it was selling its station group to Providence Equity Partners for $1.2 billion, the...

Cable Emerges As Primary Choice.
January 14, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie Polls falter but viewers flock to New Hampshire coverage As the primary season heated up with bracing victories in New Hampshire for Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), cable news took center...

Kelley Waits Out 'Ugly' Strike.(David E. Kelley motive on the screenwriter's strikes)(Interview)
January 14, 2008... Claire Atkinson David E. Kelley is one of the most prolific screenwriters of our time. The Emmy-winning producer has penned such hits as L.A. Law , Ally McBeal , The Practice and Chicago Hope . The shows, known for their clever use of...

Cable: Fit to Be Untied?(Broadcasting regulations of United States. Federal Communications Commission)
January 14, 2008... By John Eggerton FCC advances toward next cable regulation battleground The issue of program access is still very much a political football in Washington. Just before Christmas, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) threatened to initiate hearings...

CES' Value Proposition.(Consumer Electronics Show)
January 14, 2008... By Ben Grossman If you weren't at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, you missed the big party. Ironically, the big technology trade fest is now where all the cool kids in the TV business want to go. I was there, as were...

Where to be and what to watch-.(2008 Women in Cable Telecommunications)(2008 Emerging Technologies)(NBC Everywhere Digital Out-of-Home Presentation)
January 14, 2008... By Michael Malone Monday, Jan. 14 The 2008 Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Chapter Leadership Conference kicks off at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta's Buckhead 'hood. The Chapter Membership Meeting is at 4, then it's time for...

A Reality Show We Don't See.
January 14, 2008... Staff Hillary Clinton's tears at a New Hampshire diner on the eve of the primary may go down in history as a turning point for the former First Lady or, ultimately, a footnote in a failed attempt to connect with voters the way her...

Media's Rush to Judge.(media coverage of the political campaigns)(Excerpt)
January 14, 2008... By Brian Williams On Monday afternoon, Jan. 7, in Manchester, N.H., I called my executive producer and said that we needed to pencil in more time than we had allotted for Andrea Mitchell's report on the Clinton campaign. It needed to be...

Fates & Fortunes.(Don Oylear of KAJ Kalispell)(Art Moran of WTTG Washington D.C)(Bert Gomez of Univision.com)
January 14, 2008... Staff Broadcast Staff Don Oylear has joined KAJ Kalispell, Mont., as sales manager. Art Moran , account executive, WTTG Washington D.C., has been promoted to local sales manager. Bert Gomez , director of federal...

Roundabout Success Story.(NBC Universal Inc.'s executive Frances Manfredi )(Occupation overview)
January 14, 2008... By Ben Grossman NBC Universal's Manfredi took the long route to the sales executive suite Frances Manfredi has always been a film buff, but judging by her successful deal-making philosophy, it seems Wall Street may not be at the top...

The Sweet Sound of Laughter.
January 14, 2008... By Paige Albiniak A few off-net sitcoms are clicking, but not enough Sitcoms are back, say some syndicators who see the somewhat surprising success of Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men and Twentieth Television's Family Guy as a sign...

Howie's New 'Deal'.(NBC Universal's Deal or No Deal )
January 14, 2008... By Paige Albiniak Syndicated version gets makeover When NBC Universal's Deal or No Deal comes to syndication this fall, it will look a bit different from the primetime version viewers have come to know and love enough that it has...

Mobile TV Hot at CES.(Consumer Electronics Show)
January 14, 2008... By Glen Dickson Broadcasters, manufacturers tout fast progress toward standard Broadcasters attending the CES show in Las Vegas last week were cheered by the consumer electronics industry's progress in developing technology that will...

Out-of-Home TV: Now It's Everywhere.
January 21, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie From the doctor's office to Wal-Mart, 'strategic content in strategic places' With some high-tech help, the nation's networks are taking TV out of the house. The proliferation of platforms-trains, malls, taxis and...

Collier Raises AMC's Profile.(Interview)
January 21, 2008... Anne Becker A little more than a year into his role as general manager of AMC, Charlie Collier is riding high. The network last week won two Golden Globes for its advertising-themed period piece, Mad Men (Best Drama Series and Best Leading...

Writers Check Out DGA Pact Fine Print.(Directors Guild of America )(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Ben Grossman The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers came to an agreement last week, six days after talks began. Now the entertainment industry will see if the DGA deal gets the...

Klarman Is Heir to Oxygen Top Spot.(Oxygen Media L.L.C.)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Anne Becker NBC Universal named Bravo Media marketing and digital chief Jason Klarman general manager of the newly-acquired Oxygen Media. Klarman, a longtime colleague of Bravo/Oxygen President Lauren Zalaznick, will be responsible for...

Syndie Vet Jackoway, 78.(Leland A. Jackoway expires at the age of 78)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Ben Grossman Leland A. Jackoway, a long-time television syndication industry veteran, died Jan. 15, at age 78, of natural causes in Richmond, Va. Jackoway joined syndication pioneer Ziv Television in the late 1950s, where he helped...

Oprah Gets Her OWN Channel.(Harpo Productions Inc. partners with Discovery Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Anne Becker and Marisa Guthrie Harpo Productions will partner with Discovery Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications will begin OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, featuring her brand of feel-good empowerment. It...

BC Beat.(Comcast Corp.)
January 21, 2008... Edited by Joel Topcik 'It's a Comcastrophe!' Says Shareholder Joel Topcik The nation's largest cable operator has gone from "Comcastic" to a "Comcastrophe," according to a major shareholder. Comcast is under fire from one of...

Redefining Beauty.
January 21, 2008... By Marisa Guthrie After years of selling fantasy figures, programmers and advertisers are discovering Everywoman Layla Morrell lives a short walk from Hermosa Beach in Los Angeles, but she would never dream of a day at the beach....

Deals.(contracts at broadcasting industry)
January 21, 2008... By BIA Financial Networks TV W30CF & WDWY-LP/Panama City, Fla. PRICE: $60,000 BUYER: TidalWave Holdings (John Beebe, president) SELLER : Richard C. and Lisa Goetz (Richard Goetz, partner/president) FACILITIES: W30CF:...

Capitol Investments.
January 21, 2008... By Michael Malone Local broadcaster's WRAL rules Raleigh-Durham More so than in most markets, ownership plays a huge part in station performance in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Media General invested substantially in WNCN since acquiring it...

Cable's Campaign Push.
January 21, 2008... By John Eggerton Industry narrows gap with broadcast for $2.2 billion ad spend Cable will significantly increase its share of campaign ad dollar revenues in 2008, analysts and cable ad advocates agree. Another point of agreement: Cable...

The Final Chapter?(Directors Guild of America, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers)
January 21, 2008... By Ben Grossman If you want to know when the writers' strike is going to end, it is starting to look pretty simple. Either it will get settled within a few weeks, or we're in for the very long haul. With the directors' deal now done, we're...

Where to be and what to watch-.(Calendar)
January 21, 2008... By Michael Malone Monday, Jan. 21 Cute siblings tour the country in a groovy '70s bus and play their feel-good tunes for screaming girls. Keith and Danny Partridge imploring the pre-pubescent world to 'c'mon, get happy'? Not hardly....

Trust, but Verify.
January 21, 2008... Staff We don't frequently agree with Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, for whom almost any deregulation is a bad thing. His monotone sky-is-falling rhetoric has been a regular feature of the commission since 2001. Usually, the sky...

The Joys of Not Working.
January 21, 2008... By Paul Greeley In TV, it's been said there are two types of people-those who have been fired and those who haven't been fired yet. When it happens to you, I have some advice-enjoy it. Here are some of the joys I've discovered recently...

Fates & Fortunes.(appointments at broadcasting industry)
January 21, 2008... Staff Broadcast Staff Shasta Scarberry, promotions manager, WBDT Dayton, has been promoted to creative services director. Journalism Staff Jessica Taff , sports reporter, WXIN Indianapolis, has joined WABC New York...

More Than a WISH Came True.(LIN Television Corp.)(Occupation overview)
January 21, 2008... By Michael Malone Station vet Blumenthal plots LIN's digital future Scott Blumenthal likes to tell the story of his early days in the business, as a $65-a-week cameraman at WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind. He was gazing out the break-room...

Get Ready to Go!(happenings and events)(Calendar)
January 21, 2008... Staff A guide to the executive ballrooms in Las Vegas From Jan. 28 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, TV's faithful will gather to examine programming trends in hopes of profiting in a fast-changing market. The...

Vegas Numbers Racket.
January 21, 2008... By Paige Albiniak Syndicators charge top dollar Station managers in Las Vegas would seem to have a good life. The city's population boom makes Las Vegas TV an an easy sell, as caravans of new residents look to acclimate themselves in a...

WCBS Gives Wider View of New York.(WCBS-TV (New York, New York))
January 21, 2008... By Glen Dickson Station upgrades field coverage with new cameras, editing tools WCBS New York is upgrading the look of its high-definition newscasts by investing in Sony XDCAM HD camcorders and a server-based production system from...

HBO Finally Tests Broadband Waters.(Home Box Office Inc.)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Joel Topcik Green Bay TWC subscribers will get free add-on service After hanging back while its pay-cable competitors joined the rush to offer programming online, HBO is testing the broadband waters. On Tuesday (Jan. 22), the...

Friedman Gets New Sony Pact.(Harry Friedman gets contract form Sony Pictures Television)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... By Ben Grossman Just prior to the kickoff of the NATPE syndication convention, Sony Pictures Television has given Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! Executive Producer Harry Friedman a new multi-year deal to continue overseeing the two top...