WRTV GM stepping down, other changes planned
After 31 years with the McGraw-Hill Cos., the last nine leading the local ABC affiliate, General Manager Don Lundy is calling
it quits.
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WRTV replaces Wallace as evening newscast anchor
ABC station did not renew Todd Wallace's contract after three years, instead recruiting Todd Connor, an ABC News correspondent.
Wallace's co-anchor, Trisha Shepherd, will stay on.Comcast’s pledge to NBC stations keeps Olympics, NFL off cable
Television station owners affiliated with NBC agreed to support Comcast Corp.’s purchase of NBC Universal after the
company pledged it won’t shift events such as the Olympics and U.S. football to cable, an executive said.NCAA signs new TV deal despite financial losses
CBS informed NCAA it lost money on the broadcast of March Madness this year. Even so, CBS and Turner this morning agreed to
a 14-year, multi-billion dollar deal to broadcast the men's hoops tournament.Parker leaving local Fox TV affiliate
After more than 16 years at Fox59, anchor Cheryl Parker is leaving the station to be with her husband and their twin, 20-month-old
daughters. "This is an extremely difficult decision," said Parker. "However, my family has to come first."
Parker started at Fox59 as a reporter before becoming the station's weekend anchor. She later joined Bob Donaldson and
Brian Wilkes, who have been together for 13 years, making them the longest-running anchor team in central Indiana. She will
remain with the station through the May sweeps period, with her final night being May 26.Indiana high school group plans statewide TV network
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has signed a three-year contract with Indianapolis television station WTTV to
broadcast state championship events.WISH-TV to replace Martha Stewart with local style show
Daily morning talk show will feature local food, fashion, fitness and fads, but must separate itself from crowded cable market.
State funding cuts a setback for public stations
The state's eight public television and radio stations, including WFYI in Indianapolis, will not receive their final two
installments of public funding for fiscal 2010 because of Indiana's budget crisis.Source: WISH-TV lays off news, production workers
WISH-TV Channel 8 laid off employees late last week as local TV market is battered by swooning economy.
TV ratings show Fever firestorm more than mirage
The Indiana Fever may have lost the WNBA finals. But they scored 50 percent more hometown TV viewes than their on-court rival,
the Phoenix Mercury.IRL caught in TV war
DirecTV officials said over the weekend that if they canâ??t resolve their contract dispute with Comcast-owned Versus cable channel, they will drop the channel which airs Indy Racing League races.
Alleys of devastation
Plenty of stories have been published and aired in recent days about migration…
WISH-TV news director joins Calamari-WEB ONLY
WISH-TV Channel 8 News Director Kevin Finch announced this morning that he is leaving the station to take a position with Calamari Productions LLC, a video production house with offices in Indianapolis, New York and Austin, Texas. Finch, a veteran of the local TV news business, has been with WISH for six years, including the […]
Emmis developing video networks for station Web sites-WEB ONLY
Emmis Communications Corp. announced this morning that it will begin developing more online television channels for company-owned radio stations on the East and West Coasts. Indianapolis-based Emmis signed an agreement with Gen2Media Corp. of Orlando, Fla., to launch the video networks on the Web sites of five stations – three in New York City and […]
Congress postpones digital TV switchover until June-WEB ONLY
After weeks of debate, Congress is giving consumers four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. The House voted 264-158 yesterday to postpone the shutdown of analog TV signals to June 12, to address growing concerns that too many Americans won’t be ready by the Feb. 17 deadline […]
After record election revenues, TV ad income may hit 10-year low
With the economic swoon and no political ad campaigns in 2009, TV ad revenue could hit a 10-year low next year.
Still no agreement for Lin TV, Bright House
Officials with Rhode Island-based Lin TV Corp., the parent company of WISH-TV Channel 8, and Bright House Networks were still huddled together as of 11 a.m. trying to iron out an agreement that would put the local channel back on the cable dial.Officials for Bright House-which has 125,000 central Indiana subscribers-have refused to pay what […]
WISH-TV signals go silent on Bright House cable
Bright House Networks has stopped transmitting signals of three local TV stations owned by Lin TV Corp., including WISH-TV Channel 8, after the parties failed to agree to extend their current deal. Rhode Island-based Lin, which also owns WNDY-TV Channel 23 and WIIH-TV Channel 17, had complained that Bright House refused to negotiate. Bright House, […]
WISH-TV parent, cable carrier at loggerheads
Despite almost three months of attempted negotiations, officials for Lin TV Corp. and Bright House Networks have not been able to agree to extend their current deal to retransmit Lin’s three local channels on the cable system. Lin officials say Bright House has not responded to their proposals. However, Buz Nesbit, president of Florida-based Bright […]
Bob & Tom Show to make TV debut
The Bob & Tom Show, the long-running morning radio show, will be shown on the WGN America network beginning Nov. 3, the show said today. WGN will broadcast highlights of the radio show from midnight to 1 a.m. Eastern Time. Locally, the program is being carried on WTTV-TV Channel 4. The show, which features comedy […]