Broadcasting & Cable en-us http://www.broadcastingcable.com Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/info/CA319081.html) Fri, 09 May 2008 18:49:31 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559552.html?rssid=193 If a hurricane or serious storm threatens Wilmington, N.C., the FCC will postpone its planned Sept. 8 test to pull the plug on analog broadcasts. Fri, 09 May 2008 18:13:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559523.html?rssid=193 NBC scheduled a noon press conference Monday in New York at which it is expected to formalize the naming of Jimmy Fallon as its new 12:30 a.m. late-night host. Fri, 09 May 2008 17:44:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559425.html?rssid=193 The NAB took the opportunity of the FCC's Wilmington, N.C., test of the analog-TV cutoff to advise the FCC on what answers it should be looking for. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559400.html?rssid=193 An "outraged" Society of Professional Journalists called on the Pentagon to stop the practice of using military analysts to carry the White House's message. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559394.html?rssid=193 ABC just edged CBS for top honors in the 18-49 demo Thursday night. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:55:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559392.html?rssid=193 The low-power TV industry's lobby is asking Congress for $450 million to make the conversion to digital as soon as possible. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:47:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559276.html?rssid=193 A sagging newspaper business blew a hole in Tribune’s first-quarter earnings Thursday. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559236.html?rssid=193 States attorneys general continued to register their concerns with the proposed XM-Sirius merger. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559200.html?rssid=193 Political-season and Internet advertising came to the rescue of Gray Television. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559185.html?rssid=193 Top engineers and technology executives from the broadcast, consumer-electronics and cable industries gathered in Washington, D.C., Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the standards organization that created and implemented the U.S. digital-television standard. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:03:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559162.html?rssid=193 ABC News' ongoing operations restructuring continued, as the network announced three new executive positions Thursday. Thu, 08 May 2008 19:19:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559166.html?rssid=193 ABC announced Thursday that network entertainment president Steve McPherson signed a new multiyear deal to remain in his current role. Thu, 08 May 2008 19:17:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559171.html?rssid=193 Liberty Media reported slightly improved first-quarter results Thursday for QVC and Starz. Thu, 08 May 2008 19:07:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559170.html?rssid=193 Senate Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduced a bill that would codify network neutrality in antitrust law. Thu, 08 May 2008 18:48:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559164.html?rssid=193 Saturday Night Live launched a Web site dedicated to politics. Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559158.html?rssid=193 The NTIA has the authority to allow consumers to reapply for DTV-to-analog converter-box coupons. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559156.html?rssid=193 At a typically star-studded presentation, MTV Networks pitched advertisers that it could offer "Ultimate ROI," or return on innovation. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:38:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559151.html?rssid=193 The FCC is looking into complaints about the Department of Defense's program to provide administration talking points to former military officers used by TV networks as analysts on the Iraq war. Thu, 08 May 2008 17:10:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559106.html?rssid=193 Broadcasters and FCC commissioners outlined the planned Wilmington, N.C., digital-TV market test Thursday. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:00 PDT http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559046.html?rssid=193 Saga Communications reported a net-income gain of 23% to $910,000 for the first quarter of 2008. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:57:00 PDT