Channel 6 to air children’s hospital telethon with twist
Don’t expect song-and-dance routines or sob stories. And whether a certain former local celebrity will make an appearance is top-secret.
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Media General to buy WISH-TV parent in deal worth $1.6B
Media General is buying fellow TV broadcaster LIN Media in a deal worth about $1.6 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Friday.
Olympics, storms boost local newscast ratings
The Indianapolis station enjoying the biggest bump was WTHR-TV Channel 13, whose network affiliate NBC and some of its own staff covered the games in Sochi.
Indiana among states probing Comcast-Time Warner deal
Comcast Corp.’s proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. is being probed by at least six states that have joined a federal review of whether the deal violates antitrust laws.
Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion
The deal would combine the nation’s top two cable TV companies and create a dominant force in both creating and delivering entertainment to U.S. homes.
Channel 13 to start morning news at 4 a.m.
Currently, the only local station airing a newscast that early is WXIN-TV Channel 59. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that WXIN’s former general manager, Larry Delia, is now WTHR’s president and general manager.
WISH expands 10 p.m. news on Channel 23 to an hour
WISH-TV Channel 8 is squeezing more content out of its news operations by expanding the 10 p.m. newscast on sister station WNDY-TV Channel 23 to a full hour.
Switch flipped on public station link
Eight PBS and nine NPR stations in Indiana have completed a fiber-optic connection that allows them to share programming more cost-effectively.
First salvo fired in possible TV ad war on gay marriage
Conservative-leaning Advance America has spent $20,600 for spots on WISH-TV and WTHR-TV, according to station records. Otherwise, supporters and opponents are keeping their powder dry for a possible November referendum.
Deal may extricate Pacers from costly TV-rights deal from ABA days
The NBA has quietly brokered a deal with the former owners of the American Basketball Association’s St. Louis franchise that sources say eventually could save the Indiana Pacers millions of dollars a year.
After football, weather coverage dominates local TV
The weekend’s snow storm and cold blast dominated local media attention, with stations trying to find new ways to provide winter weather coverage.
NFL wild-card games deliver big weekend numbers
Four games averaged 34.7 million viewers for the most-watched wild-card weekend on record. The Colts-Chiefs game was one of the highest rated ever among early-Saturday wild-card contests.
Pet show marks new territory
Indianapolis-based “Pet Pals TV” will be seen on three additional television stations, bringing the total to 14.
UPDATE: Colts get extension to avoid blackout
The Indianapolis Colts now have until 4:35 p.m. Friday to reach a sellout to ensure their playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs will be televised in central Indiana.
Indy Eleven soccer games to be locally televised this spring
WNDY-TV Channel 23 will broadcast the club’s inaugural campaign. One of its challenges will be to field a team of announcers who can provide authoritative play-by-play.
WRTV co-anchor spot up for grabs with Kooi departure
Jenna Kooi has decided to hang up the earpiece after initially taking maternity leave. The station has not yet named a replacement.
Pacers-Heat game most-watched ever for NBA TV
The network said the Tuesday night telecast averaged 920,000 viewers, topping out at more than 1 million from 10:15 to 10:30 p.m. EST.
Knox handing over WISH anchor desk to newcomer Wilson
The North Central High School grad has big shoes to fill as Knox retires after nearly four decades at Channel 8.
Weekend anchor Pence, producer out at WTHR
Nicole Pence, a rising star at WTHR-TV Channel 13 and the niece of Gov. Mike Pence, reportedly has been fired from the station.
WISH-TV blows away rivals in storm-coverage ratings
Channel 8 earned bragging rights as the most-watched weather source during the tornado strikes on Sunday, although the Chicago Bears might have helped draw eyeballs.