Archive for the ‘TV Industry’ Category

Digital TV Switchover Nearing

Monday, September 8th, 2008

The future of digital TV is nearly upon us. Wilmington, N.C. will be the first city in the United States to go all digital when they switch over this week. At noon today, Wilmington's five commercial broadcast stations are scheduled to become the nation's first to permanently switch to all-digital ...

TV Actors And Studio Reach Deal

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Talks had been stalled because of the issue of the use of actors images on the internet, but studios and actors were able to get past that and strike a deal. The most difficult issue in the talks with Aftra surprisingly did not hinge on compensation of artists for ...

Cable Shows Hope To Continue Ratings Wins

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Cable companies are getting used to the big profits their tv shows are making. Broadcast television, by contrast, is finishing its' worst year ever. The traditional September-to-May broadcast season ended last week with a whimper. In the 18- to 49-year-old demographic highly favored by advertisers, ABC, CBS and NBC ...