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Sinclair Broadcast Revenue Slips 19% Ad-supported media on ice until mid 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
Sinclair Broadcast Group reported net broadcast revenues of $133 million for the second quarter, an 18.8% drop from the same quarter last year. The company's broadcast revenue for the first six months of the year was down 18.6% over the comparable period a year ago.
Local advertising revenues were off 21% in the quarter and national down 31.4%. Political revenue was $..... Current TV Welcomes Freed Journalist Pair Channel's Homepage Says 'Welcome Home' Laura Ling, Euna Lee Multichannel News
Current TV had a hearty welcome for its two employee journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, freed
from a North Korean jail, after Current co-founder Al Gore greeted them
at the Burbank, Calif., airport where they arrived today with the aid of
former President Bill Clinton.
"All of us at Current are overjoyed at Laura and Euna's safe return," Gore and Current co-founder ..... Journalists Ling, Lee Freed From North Korean Jails Release of Current TV Staffers Came With Bill Clinton Visit Multichannel News
Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been jailed in North Korea since March, have been "graciously" pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the state-run Korean Central News..... 'Jon & Kate' Not Nearly As Great: Returning Episodes Average 4.1 Million Viewers Aug. 3 Installments Off 61% From TLC's Record Performance On June 22 Multichannel News
Jon and Kate Gosselin were back on TLC with fresh episodes of their reality series Monday night, but without many of their watchers.
The new Jon & Kate Plus 8 installments on Aug. 3, the first since the couple announced their split on the air in late June, averaged 4.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data, with the 9 p.m. episode attracting 4..... Monday Big Night For Showtime As 'Weeds,' 'Nurse Jackie' Set Viewer Marks Aug. 3 Episodes Rank As Series Best In Season Multichannel News
Showtime's Monday night duo of
Weeds
and
Nurse Jackie
enjoyed their best showings as the calendar turned to August.
The Mary-Louise Parker-starrer Weeds, averaged 1.61 million viewers on Aug. 3, according to Nielsen. The campaign's ninth installment bested its fifth-season..... Paula Abdul Leaving 'American Idol' Departure confirmed by Fox and producers after she broke the story on Twitter Broadcasting & Cable
Paula Abdul indicated she will not return to American Idol after eight seasons with the show, she announced on her Twitter feed late Tuesday tonight.
Details were still emerging on this latest impasse in talks with Abdul, who had been involved with some rather public contract negotiations with Fox. Judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson were already locked in for seas..... Big Monday For Showtime As 'Weeds,' 'Nurse Jackie' Set Viewer Marks Aug. 3 Episodes Rank As Series Best In Season Multichannel News
Showtime's Monday night duo of
Weeds
and
Nurse Jackie
enjoyed their best showings as the calendar turned to August.
The Mary-Louise Parker-starrer Weeds, averaged 1.61 million viewers on Aug. 3, according to Nielsen. The campaign's ninth installment bested its fifth-season..... Paula Abdul Twitters 'Idol' Exit No official comment from Fox on judge's status Broadcasting & Cable
Paula Abdul indicated she will not return to American Idol after eight seasons with the show, she announced on her Twitter feed late Tuesday tonight.
Details were still emerging on this latest impasse in talks with Abdul, who had been involved with some rather public contract negotiations with Fox. Judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson were already locked in for seas..... 'Kendra' Season Finale Is E!'s Best In Seven Years Episode Is Net's Best Series Concluder This Side Of 'Anna Nicole' In 2002 Multichannel News
The season finale of Kendra marked E!'s best show ender since Anna Nicole Show in 2002.The Aug. 2 show, in which former Playmate Kendra Wilkinson and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett were married at Hugh Hefner's mansion, averaged a 1.7 household rating and 2.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data. Those performances were the ..... Updated: CMT Goes To Head Of Class In Acquiring 'Fifth Grader' Foxworthy-Hosted Competition Show Will Be Stripped Weeknights This Fall Multichannel News
MTV Networks' CMT has secured the exclusive cable rights to Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Under the multiyear deal with Twentieth Television, terms of which were not disclosed, CMT will begin stripping Fifth Grader, from Mark Burnett Productions and hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, weeknights in primetime, beginning Sept. 21.
All told, CMT h..... Journalists Ling, Lee Pardoned Have been pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the state-run Korea Central News Agency is reporting Broadcasting & Cable
Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been jailed in North Korea since March, have been "graciously" pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the state-run Korean Central News Agency is reporting.
The journalists may leave North Korea with former President Bill Clinton, who arrived in the country early on Aug. 4 to negotiate their release.
The former..... RCN Expects To Offer TiVo DVRs For $3-$5 Per Month Operator Targets Q1 2010 For Debut of TiVo Boxes Multichannel News
RCN is aiming to begin offering TiVo high-definition DVRs to customers as early as Jan. 1, for a premium of between $3 and $5, and the operator claimed the TiVo boxes will cost less per unit than the Motorola DVRs it offers today.
Mike Sicoli, RCN's executive vice president and chief financial officer, said the main rationale for offering TiVo boxes as the primary DVR ..... Reports Say North Korea to Free Journalists Ling, Lee Word of Hope for Release of Current TV Staffers Comes As Bill Clinton Visits Multichannel News
Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been jailed in North Korea since March, have been "graciously" pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the state-run Korean Central News..... Reports Say North Korea to Free Journalists Jing, Lee Word of Hope for Release of Current TV Staffers Comes As Bill Clinton Visits Multichannel News
Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been jailed in North Korea since March, have been "graciously" pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the state-run Korean Central News..... Comcast Commercial Thanks Local Car Dealers Cable Systems Running Spot Citing a Century of Car Sales in Communities Multichannel News
Comcast's ad-sales division has created a 30-second commercial highlighting the importance in local communities of automobile dealers, a key local ad-sales category undergoing huge challenges.
The commercial, which Comcast Spotlight said is running on Comcast cable systems around the country, points out that car dealers employ more than 600,000 people and generate more..... Sirius XM shares up as cars, iPhone fuel optimism Franklin Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio shareholders may sense better days ahead, fueled by optimism about new revenue streams, the launch of its iPhone software an TCA: CW Hot For Remakes Network continues to comb through old titles Broadcasting & Cable
TCA: Complete Coverage of the TV Critics Press Tour
The CW still has remake fever.
The network that dusted off 90210 and Melrose Place for primetime is now combing through other old titles, the CW Entertainment prexy Dawn Ostroff said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters during the Dub net’s portion of the TV Critics Assn. press tour, Ostroff ..... USA Wins Takes Weekly Ratings Race TNT's <em>`The Closer'</em>?? Most Watched Show Multichannel News
USA Network emerged victorious last week as it drew more eyeballs than all basic cable networks.
Riding the continually strong performance of its scripted series Burn Notice and Royal Pains, USA drew an average of 3.5 million viewers during the week of July 27 to Aug 2, besting Disney Channel's 2.9 million viewer average, according to an Disney-ABC Televi..... Comcast Ad Thanks Local Car Dealers Cable Systems Running Spot Citing a Century of Car Sales in Communities Multichannel News
Comcast's ad-sales division has created a 30-second commercial highlighting the importance in local communities of automobile dealers, a key local ad-sales category undergoing huge challenges.
The commercial, which Comcast Spotlight said is running on Comcast cable systems around the country, points out that car dealers employ more than 600,000 people and generate more..... Brian Burns Named Morgan Murphy COO New media director heads up operations Broadcasting & Cable
Brian Burns has been named vice president and COO of Morgan Murphy Media. He departs his director of new media post, and will “oversee the day-to-day operations of the company’s nine TV stations, 12 radio stations, Internet and New Media operations, and Madison Magazine,” said Morgan Murphy in a statement.
“Obviously, new media and mobile media are .....
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