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Category Archives: Cable
Cable at a crossroads
As viewers are cutting the cords, air comes out of cable’s bloated balloon in the form of increasing defunct channels. A long-awaited change may be coming to the [..]
AT&T, TimeWarner propose merger
AT&T to purchase TimeWarner for $85 billion Opponents to deal already lining up Bugs Bunny, Sheldon Cooper, and Scooby Doo are getting ready to reach out and touch [..]
Cable, FCC/Politics/Government, Syndication, Television
adult swim, AOL, AT&T, Atlanta, Cartoon Network, CNN, Colorado Rockies, Court TV, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, Ellen, Extra, Fuller House, HBO, Meredith, Mom, Peachtree TV, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scooby-Doo, Seattle Mariners, TBS, The Big Bang Theory, The CW, The Middle, TimeWarner, TMZ, TNT, Turner Broadcasting, Turner Classic Movies, Two And A Half Men, WGCL, WPCH
Thursday night showdown: Cubs top Bears locally
But competition came from an unlikely source…The Al Smith dinner? Thursday night television featured a rare matchup between a Bears-Packers game and a Cubs-Dodgers playoff contest. But it [..]
T Dog’s Media Notepad: Sylvia Perez joins Fox 32 as weekend anchor
Chicago news veteran Sylvia Perez is returning to the airwaves this coming week as new weekend anchor for WFLD’s 7-9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts and starting [..]
T Dog’s Think Tank: T Dog Media at 10
Happy anniversary to T Dog Media! It’s a different media world today than it was when I started this. As we mark the ten-year anniversary of T Dog Media [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Diversity, FCC/Politics/Government, Local TV (Chicago), Radio, T Dog's Think Tank, Tech/New Media, Television
Amazon, Ben Silverman, Cara Carriveau, Chicago Blackhawks, Citadel, Comcast, Cumulus, Daredevil, David Kaplan, Facebook, FCC, Game of Thrones, Greg Walden, Hulu, Instagram, Jan Jeffries, Jeff Zucker, Jessica Jones, John Thune, Kevin Metheny, Mancow, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Radio, Randy Michaels, Robert Feder, Sam Zell, SiriusXM, Stranger Things, Survivor, Tom Wheeler, Transparent, Twitter, WFLD, You're The Worst
Dish, Tribune reach retrans agreement
The long national nightmare is over – for Dish viewers who couldn’t get Tribune stations. On Saturday, Tribune and Dish finally came to an agreement on retransmission consent, [..]
T Dog’s Media Notepad: Tribune Tower sold to L.A. developer
Tribune Media announced Tuesday the historic building housing the company and the Chicago Tribune has been sold to Los Angeles-based developer CIM Inc, for $280 million. The developer is planning to add [..]
ESPN to hold town hall meeting on athletes and violence in Chicago (updated)
ESPN comes to Chicago about the city’s violence epidemic while local stations once again drop the ball [Editor’s Note: Chance The Rapper stated in a tweet Tuesday he is [..]
Cable, Local TV (Chicago), Sports, Television
ABC 7, Anderson Cooper, Atlanta, CBS 2, Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicagoland (CNN), CNN, ESPN, ESPN 2, First Take, His & Hers, Isiah Thomas, Jemele Hill, Kenny Williams (White Sox GM), Max Kellerman, Michael Pflager, Michael Wilbon, NAB, Norfolk, Rahm Emanuel, Ramon Rondo, Stephen A. Smith, The Undefeated, WAVY, WBBM-TV, WCIU, WGCL, WLS-TV
T Dog’s Media Notebook: WGN-AM extends deals for Cochran, Manley
WFLD finally launches 5 p.m. newscast ABC’s game show block off to good start Sorry, Cochran haters: As first reported by Robert Feder Monday, WGN-AM morning personality Steve [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Television
ABC, Alec Baldwin, BET Awards, Celebrity Family Feud, Dawn Hasbrouck, Deal or No Deal, Fox 32, Jeff Herndon, Justin Kaufmann, Match Game, Michael Strahan, NBC 5, Pittsburgh, Pyramid, Roe Conn, Sinclair Broadcasting, Steve Cochran, WFLD, WGN Radio, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, WMAQ, WPGH, WSNS
The 2015-16 season in a nutshell
With the upfronts a week away, it’s time to take a look at what was hot and what was not in the 2015-16 television season. This roundup not [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Journalism, Television
American Crime Story, Carol Marin, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Daredevil (2015), Empire, Jason Benetti, Jessica Jones, Kelly Ripa, Ken Harrelson, Krysten Ritter, Live With Kelly & Michael, Michael Strahan, Mick Jagger, Mr. Robot, NBC 5, Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory, The CW, Tribune Media, Urkel, Vinyl, WMAQ, X-Files
T Dog’s Think Tank: Stump the Trump
Chicago is still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Donald Trump as he blew through town on March 11 and created a storm of protests – including inside [..]
Tribune, CW relationship in fragile condition
Network, station group may split; CW considering OTT option Can this marriage be saved? In a possible blow to The CW, Tribune Broadcasting has [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Local TV (Chicago), Television
90210, ABC Family, Arrow, CBS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Freeform, Gossip Girl, Hartford, Houston, KDAF, KIAH, KPLR, KRCW, KTLA, KUBE, KWGN, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk, Peter Liguori, Portland OR, Salem, St. Louis, The CW, The Flash (2014), The WB, Tom Skilling, Tribune Media, UPN, Washington D.C., WBDC, WBZL, WCCT, WCIU, WGN America, WGN-TV, WGNT, WJYS, WNOL, WPIX
TV’s best in 2015
2015 in television was clearly unforgettable: a debut of a new series generating numbers not seen in years; a debate over whether we had “Too Much TV”; we [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Television
Be Cool-Scooby-Doo, Bob's Burgers, CSI: Cyber, David Letterman, Donald Trump, Empire, Fargo, First Take, Heroes: Reborn, Jenny Loves Donny, Jon Stewart, Late Show With David Letterman, Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Life In Pieces, Love and Hip Hop, Mad Men, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Real Housewives Of Atlanta, Robert Durst, Stephen Colbert, Survivor, The Bastard Executioner, The Jinx, The Muppets (2015), The Wiz Live!, Truth Be Told, UnReal, Wicked City