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Category Archives: Industry Pieces
Abysmal ratings, bias accusations sink NewsNation
NewsNation in the fight of its short life after Lyons, key staffers depart Back when NewsNation was announced in January 2020, Nexstar – who just acquired Tribune Media [..]
Update: The tough marketplace for weekend programming continues
But one syndicator is making an actual investment Back last July, this blog detailed how tough it is to launch a weekly show as the weekend landscape outside [..]
25 years ago: The deal heard around the world
25 years ago this week, Fox’s Rupert Murdoch changed the TV world by inking a deal to trigger the biggest affiliation switch in history. It goes back to [..]
Industry Pieces, Various
ABC, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, CBS, Chris-Craft, Cleveland, Connie Chung, Dan Rather, David Letterman, Denver, Detroit, Disney, Fox, Gabrielle Carteris, Group W, Indinapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, KDNL, KNTV, KRON, KYW, Laurence Tisch, Miami, Milwaukee, NBC, New Orleans, New World, NFL, Peoria, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Rupert Murdoch, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Scripps, South Bend, Tampa-St. Petersburg, The CW, The WB, UPN, WAGA, WBRC, WCAU, WCIX, WDJT, WFOR, WGPR, WITI, WJBK, WJW, WJXT, WSVN, WTVJ, WTVT, WVUE, WWJ-TV
“Jeopardy!”: A case of a successful game show
A: This show has been a successful story for 35 years – even before Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer came on the scene. Q: What is Jeopardy? In [..]
Industry Pieces
ABC 7, ABC-Owned Stations, Alex Trebek, Art Fleming, Buffalo, CBS Media Ventures, Cincinnati, Cleveland, James Holzhauer, Jeopardy, KABC-TV, Katie, Katie Couric, KGO-TV, KRON, Los Angeles, Merv Griffin, New York City, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Sony Pictures Television, The List, WABC-TV, WCPO, WEWS, WIVB, WLS-TV
T Dog’s Think Tank: “It’s not you, it’s me”
WPWR-CW breakup illustrates how some affiliate partnerships don’t work The major networks have enjoyed long, prosperous relationships with their affiliates. For example, Milwaukee’s WTMJ, St. Louis’ KSDK, and [..]
Industry Pieces, T Dog's Think Tank
ABC, Birmingham, CBS, Charlotte, Cincinnati, CW, Fox, Fox Kids, Fox-Owned Stations, Indianapolis, KDNL, KFMB, KGTV, KJZZ, KMSP, KNLC, KPTV, KSDK, KSWB, KTVI, KUSI, Larry Miller, Memphis, Milwaukee, My Network TV, NBC, New World, Portland OR, Raleigh-Durham, Rupert Murdoch, Salt Lake City, Sam Zell, San Diego, Sinclair Broadcasting, St. Louis, T Dog's Think Tank, Telemundo, The CW, Tribune Media, Univision, UPN, Utah Jazz, WATN, WBMA, WBMG, WBRC, WCCB, WCIU, Weigel Broadcasting, WFAA, WGBO, WIAT, WJZY, WLFL, WLMT, WLWT, WPTY, WPWR, WRAL, WRAZ, WSNS, WSOC, WTMJ, WTTV, WWE Smackdown, WWL, XETV
What’s next for WGN-TV sports?
Sun-Times article talks about a future without sports on WGN as station, teams head into transition In 2016, WGN-TV decided to cut their ties to The CW and [..]
Kanye West puts black radio stations in a bind
Backlash over comments made by the Hip-Hop star about slavery and over Trump have some wondering what to do Urban radio programmers are waiting to see what effect [..]
Just show yourself the door
Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor, “Supergirl” showrunner ousted in one day due to sexual harassment charges. The day after the NFL season concludes, it is referred to as “Black [..]
Syndicated “Dateline” leads true crime charge
Interest in genre explodes as off-net debut puts up strong numbers When the news was announced Dateline NBC reruns were being sold into broadcast syndication, the idea was…laughable. [..]
Industry Pieces, Various
20/20, 48 Hours Mystery, America's Most Wanted, American Greed, Chris Hansesn, Cloo, CNBC, Columbus OH, Cops, Dateline, Dateline NBC, Detroit, E!, Escape, HBO, HLN, Indianapolis, Inside The Mind Of A Serial Killer, Investigation Discovery, Kansas City, KCOP, KSMO, LBS Communications, Making A Murderer, My Network TV, NBC News, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios, Netflix, Oxygen, Peacock Productions, Rescue 911, Robert Durst, Snapped, Syndication, The Jinx, The Justice Network, Unsolved Mysteries, WADL, WNDY, WPWR, WWHO, WWOR
“South L.A.’s Team”: Chargers’ move to Hollywood isn’t successful so far
Game against Eagles last Sunday was shoved onto little-watched outlet in Los Angeles. The Chargers’ move to Los Angeles from San Diego couldn’t have been more disastrous. Game [..]
Study: Chicagoans prefer local news over cable news by a wide margin
CNN, Fox News lag in Chicago market – as local news expansion is starting to go bust in some markets You’d think [..]
Industry Pieces, Various
Birmingham, Chicago, Cityline, Cleveland, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jamie Allman, Jeopardy, Journalism, KDNL, KSDK, KTVI, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, Nashville Predators, New York City, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, St. Louis, Washington D.C., WGPR, WJBK, WRTV, WWJ-TV
Get to know ION
Secrets of the company success: reruns, reruns and more reruns – oh, and the occasional original show There is a network that often draw more viewers than The [..]
Bill Maher escapes punishment for N-Word use on “Real Time”
The use of a racial slur isn’t the career-ending death sentence one think it is – but should it? Bill Maher’s use of the “N-Word” on his Real Time [..]
