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HD Community Hits the Big Apple
TV Technology | 46 days 5 hours 51 minutes ago
NEW YORK With high definition production becoming more ubiquitous every day, there may be an assumption on the part of many in the broadcast industry that all has been said and done in the subject. But that would be incorrect, especially to the organizers of HD World, which takes place Oct. 14-15 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.

TVNewsCheck - CBS Reorders Local Broadcasting Execs
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 18 hours 17 minutes ago
In an apparent move to elevate the importance of local online media at CBS, the company said today that it has appointed CBS Radio CFO Anton Guitano to a newly created post, COO of CBS Local Media.

TVNewsCheck - AWRT Lists Women to Watch in Sales & Marketing
TVNewsCheck | 24 days 22 hours 58 minutes ago
The American Women in Radio & Television announced its inaugural "25 Women to Watch in Sales and Marketing."

AWRT Lists Women to Watch in Sales & Marketing
TVNewsCheck | 24 days 23 hours 45 minutes ago
The American Women in Radio & Television announced its inaugural "25 Women to Watch in Sales and Marketing." Nominations were accepted from AWRT members and industry leaders and encompassed a broad array of women from all facets of electronic media including radio, television, cable and web-based media.

TVNewsCheck - Sook On Retrans, Nets: No Help, No Pay
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 2 hours 48 minutes ago
Nexstar Broadcasting CEO Perry Sook this morning reiterated remarks he made earlier at TVB's Forecast conference that Nexstar would share retransmission consent revenue with the broadcast networks, but only if they helped get it from cable and satellite operators and if it is incremental to what Nexstar is getting on its own.

TVNewsCheck - Nexstar's Revenue Falls 14% In 3Q
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 5 hours 42 minutes ago
Nexstar Broadcasting Group's net revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled $60.4 million, a 14.1% decline from record third quarter revenue of $70.3 million in the comparable period of 2008.

Looking back at TV's one-episode wonders
CNN | 46 days 6 hours 56 minutes ago
A few weeks into the fall TV season, and already one show is down for the count.

TVNewsCheck - WorldNow Helps KUAM Guam Expand Online Reach
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 34 minutes ago
WorldNow, an online technology, content and revenue-solutions company for local media, has expanded its reach with the launch of KUAM Guam, an NBC and CBS affiliate owned by Pacific Telestations. WorldNow is providing KUAM with its full CMS and video platform in a multi-year deal.

TVNewsCheck - 'Glee' Casting Choice Hits Sour Note With Disabled
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 6 hours 15 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his chair even when the music stops.

TVNewsCheck - KYW Now Weather Source For CBS's Philly Radios
TVNewsCheck | 5 hours 24 minutes ago
CBS Philadelphia O&O KYW-TV Meteorologist Kathy Orr has joined KYW Newsradio's popular Reporters Round-up weekdays at 3:30 p.m., providing daily weather forecasts for the program broadcast on 1060 AM and streamed live on www.kyw1060.com.

TVNewsCheck - NBC Delivers Green Message In Primetime Shows
TVNewsCheck | 11 days 22 hours 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC gives new meaning to the phrase "green screen" next week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its prime-time entertainment programs.

TVNewsCheck - Can Steve Waldman Save U.S. Journalism?
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 4 hours 56 minutes ago
Steven Waldman doesn't start his new job at the FCC until Nov. 30. But the well-credentialed ex-newsman and Internet entrepreneur is already hearing from fellow journalists.

TVNewsCheck - Country Music Awards Hit Chord For ABC
TVNewsCheck | 4 days 7 hours 41 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year.

CBS MOBILE LAUNCHES CBS NEWS APP FOR THE iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH
FierceWireless | 38 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
CBS News and CBS Mobile today announced the CBS News application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The free application delivers breaking news, video, and instant access to Twitter feeds on hot topics... Read more >>

TVNewsCheck - Oprah To End Her Talk Show In 2011
TVNewsCheck | 3 days 17 hours 45 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AP) — "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.