TNA knows what it’s gonna do, brother
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Local wrestling company TNA Entertainment has signed Hulk Hogan to a contract that could produce spin-off television content produced by the same company behind “Scott Baio is 46 and Pregnant.”
“Hulk Hogan is one of the world’s top pop culture icons and the biggest superstar in the history of professional wrestling. We are truly excited to welcome him into the TNA family,” said Dixie Carter, President of TNA Wrestling. “Our goal is to become the world’s biggest professional wrestling company. Hulk defines professional wrestling and we look forward to partnering with him in a variety of ways as we continue to grow TNA globally.”
permalink | Comment on this post
Evie goes to The Biggest Little City in the World
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 12:55 pmEviesays, the online event listing service run by former Scene editor Bruce Dobie, has signed a deal to run the back end of a TV station’s event calendar in Reno., Nev.
The calendar, which will be privately branded to have the look and feel of the Fox 11- Reno website, will enable visitors to find, browse, and interact with the hundreds of thousands of event listings nationwide residing at the eviesays.com website.
The eviesays platform will allow users to export their favorite listings to their personal calendar software, e-mail listings to friends, and get directions from Google Maps to events. Visitors to the site will also be able to submit their own listings via an on-line submissions form to the website.
permalink | Comment on this post
RFD losing Imus
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 2:21 pm
The morning talk show host will this week end his two-year run on the Nashville-based cable channel.
News 2 getting new management company
Posted on July 22, 2009 at 5:34 pmAtlanta-based Gray Television has reached a deal with creditors of bankrupt Young Broadcasting to take over the management of seven of the latter’s TV stations, including News 2.
Gray (Ticker: GTN) runs more than 30 stations around the country, including stations in Knoxville and Bowling Green. Young President Deb McDermott, who ran News 2 before moving up the ladder, is getting a new contract.
SEE ALSO: What Kleinheider dug up
permalink | Comment on this post
A local media success story
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Our brethren at MusicRow pass on some stats detailing the double-digit increases in of Country Music Television’s metrics.
Music video hours have also increased on the channel, with ratings up +17% versus the same quarter last year among total viewers, and up +14% among adults 18-49. In addition, video streams are up +23% for CMT.com for second quarter when compared to the same quarter last year.
permalink | Comment on this post
News 2 parent headed for auction block
Posted on June 30, 2009 at 8:17 amInvestors looking to bid on bankrupt Young Broadcasting’s assets have until July 10 to submit their papers, according to recent court documents filed in New York. Young, which owns WKRN News 2 as well as 10 other TV stations around the country, filed for Chapter 11 early this year, unable to handle its debt load. Operating numbers for May show that WKRN posted a profit of almost $237,000 on net revenue of $1.9 million.
HT: Bonna Johnson
permalink | Comment on this post
CMT launching DISH performance series
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 6:11 pmThe Nashville-based television network will produce six shows that will first air on DISH Network. The first of the monthly shows will air early next month.
A departure from the typical concert special, “Invitation Only” features country music’s biggest stars performing before a small studio audience in Nashville, taking questions from fans and delivering revealing and candid answers. Previous episodes on CMT have featured Keith Urban and Alan Jackson.
permalink | Comment on this post
Former Gaylord CEO adding to media holdings
Posted on April 15, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Terry London has a $25 million deal to buy a TV station east of Houston. The kicker: It carries ABC on its main feed, NBC on its digital side channel.
Recent Comments
We don’t know the final...
This report shows that the downfall started when the...
What an ego, the next thing you know the unio will want to consult prior...
Wow HCA pays its Employee’s to...
Another SEIU power play to show how important they are. Their...
Taxation caused the moves to Mexico. In an upcoming...
This reports shows that the downfall started under Bush....
In this era, the government jobs are created at...
Added government jobs are also the hardest to...
Interesting question, oatka, and here is a...