U.S. TV Stations Attract More Viewers With News Than ‘Seinfeld’ By Andy Fixmer
[...] TV station owners, facing a record drop in advertising, are pushing their news crews to fill expanded schedules, allowing programmers to eliminate more costly syndicated programs such as “Dr. Phil.” In Los Angeles and San Francisco, stations are adding as much as 12 hours of news a week to schedules. “News has held up better than some of our syndicated programming,” Jack Abernethy, chief executive officer of Fox stations, said in an interview. “Local news is less expensive and has better revenue potential than many syndicated programs.” http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPY4sRZ7ygCQ&refer=exclusive --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
