The continuing saga of the Tribune Co. continues to unravel: Fremantle Media, the producer of Family Feud, is dropping Tribune Entertainment as syndicator and is replacing it with Debmar-Mercury, a unit of independent film studio Lionsgate, Inc. effective immediately. It seems this program has been through more syndicators than hosts — John O’Hurley is currently the captain of this ship, […]
Geraldo At Large, Twentieth Television’s syndicated news magazine, is making a big splash in New York City on WNYW, beating Katie Couric in the adult 25-54 demo at 6:30pm. for the month of October. He also beat Couric at 6:30pm in Detroit on WJBK in that same demo (it helps to note that Couric’s news show airs on a station […]
Here is the latest: The Chicago Sun-Times has reported in today’s editions that Gannett Co. may be interested in buying Tribune’s newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. In today’s editions of Crain’s Chicago Business, the business paper asks if Tyra Banks can boost Tribune Co.? According to the article, Tribune’s CW stations in the top three markets (WPIX– New York, KTLA […]
A little late with this, but it does bear mentioning: Robert Feder in the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday that WMAQ-TV’s 11a.m. newscast and its checkerboard rotation of 11:30am syndicated shows are being axed for iVillage Live, a new interactive program that will air live from 11a.m. to noon (CT) on Channel 5 and nine other NBC O&O’s, and simultaneously on […]
No, not that Brian. But the ABC Monday Night Show What About Brian is picked up for a full season, while Fox’s Justice has been crushed by the pooper-scooper.
For the Tribune Company? It looks like the company is going to implode. The television Stations, WGN radio, The Cubs, and the Chicago Tribune may all be sold. The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that Tribune may be exiting the television ownership business because their stations in New York (WPIX) and Los Angeles (KTLA) licences are expiring soon. And with […]
The Veteran 60 Minutes anchor dies of Leukemia at the age of 65. :-( Link: Chicago Tribune
Britney dumps Kevin: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_en_mu/spears_divorce I know. I know. This is a media blog, and there should be no room for celebrity fluff. But hey, I’m not to pass up this opportunity to take a few shots…. 1. This marriage is just as over as the Steelers’ season. 2. Now that his meal ticket is gone, K-Fed will go back to […]
Mark Hyman, who created those “Point” commentaries for Baltimore-based Sinclair NewsCentral stations (including for Sinclair owned ABC affiliates WICS-TV in Springfield and WICD-TV in Champaign), has decided to stop annoying what little viewers they have left for their newscasts and decided to annoy his family instead…. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-bz.to.hyman03nov03,0,214203.story?coll=bal-artslife-today Those commentaries often featured views that were tilted to the right, which hurt […]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6388805.html If this does not make you go out and vote Democratic today, then I don’t know what will.
Well, they’re better choices than the idiots that are REALLY running for the office.
Yes, it’s only November 3, but WLIT has decided to flip to Christmas Music — fifty-something days until Christmas. A quote from Feder’s column in today’s Sun-Times: “When I saw a snowflake this morning, that’s when I decided,” said Darren Davis, vice president of programming and operations for Clear Channel Chicago. “I hadn’t planned on it. It just felt right.” […]
Photo credit: Chicago Tribune Interesting article in the Trib today from Ed Sherman about the new flexible scheduling policy that came into place this year with the league new television contracts. This involves the Chicago Bears, and their successful undefeated season thus far. Fox isn’t pleased that the game between the Bears (media market #3) and the 5-2 New York […]
The group that is the ultimate in stupidity (aside from Blackhawks management), the PTC, says that reality TV is better for your kids: http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/release/2006/1031.asp Wait a minute… kids still watch broadcast TV? Apparently, the people at the Prick Tofu Crud didn’t get the memo.
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