Suing TBN over distribution issues; status of network unclear In a move that really doesn’t surprise anyone, Dr. Phil McGraw’s Merit Street Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is suing partner Trinity Broadcasting Network over distribution and financial issues. The bankruptcy petition was filed in the Northern District of Texas, where Merit Street Media is headquartered, with assets […]
A packed post full of items in this edition of The Grab Bag: – Say au revoir to Swift Justice: CBS Television Distribution’s first-run courtroom strip is over and out after two years, as reported by Broadcasting & Cable last week. The series was originally presided over by Nancy Grace, but she left the show after one season and was […]
For the first time ever, the three items in the Winner’s circle this week are all radio items – how about that? (of course its summer, and there’s very little TV news to report on. But still….)Winning Attitude. John Williams. WGN Radio’s John Williams raised more than $25,000 during his Thursday show for the Animal Welfare League to replace air […]
RTV: The R stands for “ruined”. – Good news for fans of Richard Roeper and Roe Conn – the duo at WLS-AM signed a three-year contract extension to continue their successful afternoon show through the year 2014. The move come as Cumulus is about to take over Citadel Communications, owners of WLS-AM and FM in a merger. If you want […]
Move likely ends Deal’s run ; Debmar-Mercury clears True Hollywood Story in 65 percent of the country; Nancy Grace’s format revealed Today is the first day of the NATPE convention, a three day extravagnza being held in Las Vegas where buyers and sellers meet up. Originally, this was a large syndication convention where shows were sold, but over time, it […]
Sopranos No. 1; 24 winds up number 2 on the worst list! There’s another TV critics poll out there this week, this time it’s coming from the people who invented it: TV Week. The trade magazine put out its 46th TV critics poll the same time Broadcasting & Cable released theirs. The Sopranos ranked Number one in the poll, despite […]
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