Past CNN head, Bush aide named to broadcast board

President Barack Obama has nominated a former press secretary to President George W. Bush and a past chairman of CNN to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The independent agency oversees nonmilitary international broadcasts sponsored by the federal government, including Voice of America.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group 3Q profit up 47 pct

Television broadcasting company Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit increased 47 percent, helped by lower taxes and expenses.

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Sinclair Broadcast, debt holders reach deal

Shares of TV station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., which has been suffering from a decline in advertising, jumped Friday after the company said it had reached a deal to pay off about $438 million in convertible notes with new debt.

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir marks 80th broadcast year

The renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir has marked a broadcasting milestone — 80 straight years of music and religious messages on radio and television.

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Sinclair Broadcast warns of possible Ch. 11 filing

Television station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has warned it may be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it struggles with continued declines in advertising spending and a hefty debt load.

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China state TV to revamp staid news broadcast

China's state broadcaster plans to revamp its staid news broadcasts for the first time in a decade to combat a sharp decline in viewership, an official newspaper said Wednesday.

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Venezuela police raid opposition broadcaster

Police and soldiers on Thursday raided a property belonging to the head of Venezuela's only anti-government news network amid a growing confrontation between the station and President Hugo Chavez's government.

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Court: FCC 'fleeting expletive' rule OK — for now

The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television.

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Cable glitch switches religious program to racy ad

A Philadelphia cable network's early morning broadcast of a Good Friday service at the Vatican abruptly changed to something wildly different — a 30-second "Girls Gone Wild" ad.

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Ohio State sells sports media rights for $110M

Ohio State University says it has sold the media rights for its sports programs in a 10-year deal guaranteeing the school $110 million.

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Off camera: Broadcasters fighting with Chinese

The Beijing Olympics may not look much different from previous games on TV.

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NBC tries to balance coverage of triumph and tragedy

The last thing NBC producer Sam Flood does at the production meeting on the day of a horse race is go over the plans to cover a potential tragedy.

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Correction: China-Broadcast Ban Story

In stories March 21 and March 22 on China considering barring live broadcasts from Tiananmen Square during the Olympics, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Beijing police canceled the singing of the U.S. and Chinese national anthems during Major League Baseball exhibition games. The cancellation affected only the March 15 game; singing of anthems was allowed at the March 16 game.

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China Might Bar Tiananmen Broadcasts

China might bar live television broadcasts from Tiananmen Square during the Beijing Olympics, apparently unnerved by the recent outburst of unrest among Tibetans and fearful of protests in the heart of the Chinese capital.

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Broadcasters Win FCC Expletive Dispute

An appeals court said a new federal policy against accidentally aired profanities on TV and radio was invalid, noting that vulgar language had become so common that even President Bush has been heard using expletives.

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It certainly makes a change from hearing that your train will be delayed. The sound of a couple making love was broadcast over a loudspeaker system at a station on Thursday.

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THE PAPER GIVEN TO PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY BY TE PUNI KOKIRI

Below is the verbatim copy of the document (courtesy of NZ Herald) from Te Puni Kokiri regarding the Maori Television Service Rugby World Cup broadcast bid given to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key by a leader of the Maori Party (a coalition support partner in the New Zealand  …

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Victoria's Secret is looking for the next Runway Angel for the next Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which will be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10 p.m. on CBS.

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The House Communications Subcommittee has approved a bill that would require the broadcast and cable industries, which includes satellite and other multichannel video providers, to regularize the volume of advertisements and the programming surrounding them.

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A southern California state lawmaker resigned Wednesday, amid outrage over a videotape that shows him bragging about his sexual escapades. He describes -in graphic detail- trysts with a female lobbyist and also with another woman.

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Indeed, that sometimes the TV station puts rating over safety

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Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.

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If you're reading this, chances are you haven't been using an over-the-air antenna to get analog television service for quite some time. I'm not even sure I've seen the "rabbit ears" since the 80s.

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As alternative means of watching "television" rapidly mature, the Danny Ledonnes of the world are at the vanguard of a potentially potent economic and social force.

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A divided Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a federal prohibition on the one-time use of expletives in a case arising partly from an expletive uttered by Cher at a Billboard Music Awards show in 2002

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The Fox network is turning down the president's request to show his prime-time news conference on Wednesday. Instead of the president, Fox viewers will see an episode of the Tim Roth drama "Lie to Me."

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Farcical fatwas, often at odds with each other, flood Saudi sites, satellites as faithful seek spiritual answers.

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The BBC: An Interview With Nina Robinson

An Interview with The BBC: Nina Robinson (UK)

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Prime Minister Tsvangirai recovering in hospital

Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was last night broadcast on television in a hospital bed with a neck brace on. His official car was involved in a collision near his rural home in Buhera with a truck, his wife Susan, 50, died at the crash scene.

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---Pics of some of the items being auctioned within the article.--- Excerpt: "Michael Jackson is allowing us to conduct this auction because he wants to move on to the next chapter in his life," Darren Julien, the President of the Julien's Auctions told China.org.cn in an exclus …

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Heres PC worlds review on HDTV's check them out and study before you buy since there is still more time.

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High Definition Government

Couch potato's represent the latest victim's group to require being propped up by your federal tax dollars.

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. . .viewership in decline and ad revenue on a downward spiral, many local TV stations face the prospect of being cut out of the picture.

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...the new watch phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. More Articles

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A cat wandered onto the set of a live weather forecast by Germany's leading meteorologist Joerg Kachelmann. Kachelmann had just started his two-minute forecast when the cat appeared - but he scooped it up and finished his forecast.

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"With coupons unavailable, support and education insufficient, and the most vulnerable Americans exposed, I urge you to consider a change to the legislatively-mandated analog cutoff date," John Podesta, co-chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team wrote in the letter, …

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Excerpt: The BBC has tonight (December 31st) denied pulling an interview in which Sir Paul McCartney apparently made "unsuitable" comments about Michael Jackson.

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It all depends how best you can deliver.I do not find much difference.But it is sure to bring in a sea change in TV broad cast.Trust me.My PC time and digital entertainment...1 second more. Happy new year.

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The biologist and writer Lewis Thomas once suggested that if we were going to send anything to the stars, we send Bach. It would be bragging, he admitted, but we are allowed to put our best foot forward.

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---Fill Out the Form to Request Tickets to See Britney Spears Dec. 2 on "GMA"--- Excerpt: Step right up, step right up! There's a "Circus" coming to "Good Morning America" in New York City on the morning of Dec. 2 for one show only!

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