Consumers Confused Over DTV Transition

Eighty-eight percent of Americans have heard of the DTV transition, but significant numbers don’t understand what they must do to prepare, nor do they know why the transition is occurring, according to the findings of a poll from consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, as reported in Broadcast Engineering.
Additionally, the survey found that [...]

NBC Universal, Bain Capital & Blackstone Close Weather Channel Deal

According to Broadcast Engineering, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and The Blackstone Group have signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Weather Channel properties from Landmark Communications.
The Weather Channel will be operated as a separate entity, based in Atlanta, with management services to be provided by NBC Universal. Financial terms of the transaction [...]