WRTV sold with eight other TV stations for $212M
Television station and newspaper owner The E.W. Scripps Co. said Monday that it will pay $212 million in cash for nine TV stations, including WRTV in Indianapolis, owned by The McGraw-Hill Cos.
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Comcast announces layoffs, hirings in Fishers
Cable TV giant Comcast Corp. has notified the state of Indiana that it plans to eliminate 57 customer-retention employees in its Fishers office by the end of the year, but also plans to add 37 customer-service workers during the same time period.
WRTV anchor Shepherd leaving for not-for-profit post
WRTV-TV Channel 6 anchor Trisha Shepherd is leaving the station at the end of the month to take a position with the Riley Children's Foundation.
Ball State: Digital generation torching cable TV
Ball State University’s Digital Policy Institute said there’s more behind the shrinkage in customers that cable TV companies have experienced than just a downturn in the economy.
Locally produced adventure show reaches 95 million homes
Eddie Brochin, a lifelong outdoorsman who began leading hunting and fishing expeditions in the late 1990s, now chronicles his adventures in his own TV show, “Ultimate Outdoors with Eddie Brochin.”
TV broadcasters push to get side channels into homes
Digital technology ushered in over the last five years allows television stations to squeeze four signals into the broadcast spectrum a single analog signal occupied.
IndyCar extends deal to keep races on ABC
Terms of the agreement call for the network to televise five races each year through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.
Caldwell honored with Emmy for 50 years in local television market
The retired WRTV-TV anchor is one of only six to receive award in 42 years.
Comcast closing local dispatch operations, costing 103 jobs
The Philadelphia-based cable television company notified the state on Wednesday that the 103 jobs in Indianapolis will be eliminated between Aug. 29 and Sept. 11.
WRTV up for sale
Station owner McGraw-Hill plans to sell its nine television stations, including the Indianapolis ABC affiliate. The impact on local operations is unclear.
Pacers TV ratings increase even as attendance dips
Viewership for Pacers games on Fox Sports increased 35 percent this year over last, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Research.
‘Survivor’ star looking for investors for casino game
Rupert Boneham has created a casino table game and is searching for investors to help market it. A portion of the game’s revenue will benefit his Indianapolis charity, Rupert’s Kids.
Long-time anchor Ahern coming back to local TV
Former WISH-TV Channel 8 anchorman starts hosting new interview show May 12.
TV stations WXIN, WTTV get new general manager
Tribune Broadcasting on Monday named TV veteran Larry Delia vice president and general manager of its two Indianapolis stations.
WRTV hires TV veteran Finch as news director
He previously was news director at WISH-TV and special projects producer at WTHR.
Indians renew TV deal for home games
All 72 home games for the Indianapolis Indians are scheduled for broadcast on Comcast's Xfinity and Bright House Networks.
WRTV Channel 6 to begin airing more high school, college sports
A partnership with HomeTown Sports Indiana will give more than a million Hoosiers access to a mixture of live and taped sporting events.
Versus forces IndyCar to kill online streaming
IndyCar’s television partner is planning its own online content, but that doesn’t satisfy some racing fans.
Feinstein works Carmel’s Palladium into national program
PBS film crews will be at the Palladium May 12 for “Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project.
Fox News hires former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh
The network announced Tuesday it had hired Bayh to offer commentary and analysis across Fox News' programming ahead of the 2012 elections.