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Michele Greppi
Wilmington Preps for Aug 19 Digital 'Soft Test'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 14, 2008 - 8:25pmLast updated: August 14, 2008 - 8:26pm
Four commercial stations in Wilmington (NC), site of the earliest complete switch to digital signals, will turn off their analog signals for one minute starting at 7:30 p.m. August 19.
NBC Affiliates Prepare to Swallow Bitter Reverse-Compensation Pill
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 14, 2008 - 3:42pmFor television stations affiliated with NBC, it's not whether they'll have to pay up to stay in the relationship, it's how much. The reverse-compensation shoe has dropped for NBC affiliates and they are unhappily contemplating the pinch.
ABC, Affiliates End Joint Ownership Talks
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 7, 2008 - 7:46pmContent ownership seems to be the main sticking point for failed talks between ABC and its affiliates about launching a national-local cable news channel built of content from ABC News and ABC affiliates.
11 Florida Stations Plan Joint Digital Test
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:11amEleven TV stations in central Florida have banded together to run a test designed to flush out viewers who are not technologically prepared for the congressionally mandated nationwide switch to digital television on Feb.
FCC Sets Wilmington (NC) as Digital-Switch Test Market
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 8, 2008 - 8:53amFederal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is set to announce Thursday that it will run a test of the switch to digital broadcasting signals in Wilmington (NC), the smallest TV market in the Tarheel state.
Obama to Appear on Fox News Sunday
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 25, 2008 - 7:57amSo we need to accept that we live in a world where _what_ a candidate says is not as important as _where_ the candidate says it. Presidential candidate Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) will make his first appearance on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend and take questions from moderator Chris Wallace.
After the Election, What of Cable News?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 6:26pmLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 2:06pm
The 2008 presidential campaign season has been a long and heady one for the cable news networks, which have telecast and heavily promoted 23 primary debates and used plot-changing primary nights to generate double-digit ratings increases.
