Cancellations do come in threes
ABC’s Six Degrees, Fox’s The Wedding Bells, and CW’s 7th Heaven (This time, it’s for real.)
Syndication Update: 2008 development in full swing
After a lackluster 2007 development season, the 2008 syndication development season is packing some punch. Warner Bros. has confirmed it has signed Chicagoan Bonnie Hunt to host a daily talk-show that would begin in September 2008. The Second City alum has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including Life With Bonnie and The Building (a personal favorite of yours […]
Sam Zell wins Tribune auction: Cubs to be sold (Updated)
Chicago billionaire Sam Zell has won the auction for control of the Tribune Co., paying $13 billion to beat out two Los Angeles-area billionaires with a winning bid of $34 a share. Zell is also supporting the new investment with a $315 million influx of cash. In addition, Mr. Zell will became a board member, and will become chairman once […]
Tribune Watch: Board voting on Zell’s offer
The Tribune’s board of directors are voting tonight whether to accept a sweetened offer from Sam Zell, the Chicago billionaire who is one of two bidders for the company.
Tribune Watch: No word on sale of Tribune Co.
The bids are due today for the Tribune Co., but there is still no word on who will end up with the media conglomerate – Chicago billionaire Sam Zell, who’s offering $33 a share, or the two L.A. billionaires, who’s offering $34 a share. There is a chance that the deadline could be extended, and at this late hour, it […]
More BS from the FCC and the NAB
The FCC has determined that the iPod is not a competitor to satellite radio, a possible blow to the hopes of XM and Sirius merging. Who’s celebrating this? The National Association of Broadcasters, of course. That’s the group (along with the RIAA) that doesn’t want you to have a choice of what platform you want to listen to your music. […]
No more road for Fox Sports pregame show
No, we are no longer on the clock… but the football items roll on… Because of cost concerns, Fox sports has decided to keep its pregame show in L.A. this fall and WNYW-TV New York sports guy Curt Menafee will be the ringmaster of a circus that includes Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson. Could this mean the return […]
And finally… the NFL is now on the clock
And we end our “on the clock” posting with a story about… The NFL (what irony!) The NFL has wisely lifted its ban on local TV sideline coverage. The new loosened rules means that up to 10 video crews can be used at the games, five for each competing team. Stations will be able to participate in pool coverage. What […]
The Tribune Co. is now on the clock…
But it looks like that self-imposed deadline by Tribune for bids on the company maybe extended, thanks to an 11th-hour bid by Los Angeles billionaires Eli Broad and Ronald Burke, a $34-a-share offer to Chicago billionaire Sam Zell’s $33-a-share offer. Reportedly, the loser will have his head shaved in the ring at Wrestlemania.
Canadian Broadcasters are on the clock
Private Canadian broadcasters (CTV, Global) are drawing more viewers for American fare like American Idol, but it is costing more, and it’s hitting them in the pocketbook. Not surprisingly, Canadian broadcasting advocacy groups aren’t happy with the continuing influx of American shows.
KRON is now on the clock
Young broadcasting says it is considering selling its San Francisco station KRON-TV which went from a dominant NBC affiliate (under former owner Chronicle Broadcasting) to a lackluster MyNetworkTV outlet.
Shelly…. you’re now on the clock
(Okay… This “on the clock” shtick is getting a bit much…) Shelly, the entertainment reporter from B-96 (WBBM-FM). I did not know she looked like Ricki Lake… I pictured her more of a blonde…. (This was taken from Chicagoland Radio and Media’s site – one of our media friends)
Miss America’s now on the clock….
And like The Great American Dream Vote – get clocked out. CMT has dumped the once popular pageant after two years. This comes after NBC picked up the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants for three more years, despite the fact that nobody watches them. (They did the same thing with the NHL on Tuesday. So why can’t CMT follow […]
Great American Dream Vote is on the clock….
I guess you mean off the clock. ABC pulls the plug on whatever this show was, after just two days.
Blackhawks are on the clock….
…to end this sorry season, and get the hell out of town, hopefully for good. (and take your sorry management with you.) ESPN’s Ultimate Standings ranked the Hawks dead last in the NHL. This is what yours truly posted on a Tribune blog: Maybe the same people who keep going to Hawks games are the same ones who keep voting […]