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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010According to TVNewsCheck, the licensee of WZMY-TV (ShootingStar Broadcasting of New England) has signed a three year deal with New Age Media that would allow New Age to manage all aspects of the Derry, New Hampshire based station. The announcement comes just weeks after the station’s last on air personality, meteorologist Al Kaprielian, was let [...]
Meteorologist Laid Off
Sunday, December 13th, 2009After 25 years at WNDS/WZMY-TV, meteorologist Al Kaprielian is being laid off effective December 31. The station, which once produced evening newscasts, has been getting away from news and moving more towards syndicated programming over the past several years. As a result, Al has been the only on air personality at MyTV for some time [...]
Traditional Media Faces Evolution, Not Extinction
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009A new opinion survey by Fisher College and Howell Communications found that traditional media such as newspapers and television news are far from extinct in Boston. Of the survey’s 400 Greater Boston 18+ respondents, 74% said they receive the news “regularly” from TV news, 50% said they received news regularly from newspapers, and 44% said [...]
The Ratings Game
Monday, March 30th, 2009As many of you know, the March Sweeps numbers will be out shortly. These numbers are mainly used to set ad rates in the future. If you are not intimately acquainted with the TV industry, the way ratings are measured may be confusing. This article in today’s Globe may help you sort it all out.
DTV Delay
Monday, February 9th, 2009Earlier this month the President and Congress delayed the national transition to all digital TV. The transition, which had been scheduled to take place later this month, will now occur on or by June 12. Here in Boston, WBZ and WCVB both say they will delay the switch as recommended by the government. The FCC [...]
DTV Day Planned for Boston
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Mark your calendars…DTV Day is Tuesday December 9 in Boston. In an effort to prepare all viewers within the Boston market for the Digital Switch on February 17, 2009, local stations will increase DTV awareness and run DTV tests on Tuesday. Between the hours of 5 AM and 7:30 PM, viewers on all local stations [...]
Early Digital Switch in Boston
Thursday, October 16th, 2008WZMY-TV of Derry, New Hampshire will make the transition to all digital TV earlier than the mandated February 17, 2009 deadline. As of Noon on December 1, the station will drop its analog signal as it goes digital. The early switch will allow anyone in the Boston market to see if they will need a [...]
Who’s Left?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Fresh off the departure of Nicole Papageorge to Naples, Florida, more departures are being reported inside MyTV out of Derry, NH. Mike DeBlasi is leaving the station, and so is Christina Heller. This leaves just Al Kaprielian, the station’s meteorologist, in the newsroom. This goes along with what a poster, “In the Know”, hinted at [...]
Reporter Switch with FL
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007A reporter switch between Boston and Naples is about to get underway. Nicole Oliverio, a native of Braintree, is heading to WHDH-TV from WINK-TV in Naples, Florida. This is also where Grant Greenberg came from. Her last day in Naples was Oct. 26. To replace her, WINK has hired Nicole Papageorge of WZMY-TV in Derry, [...]
NESN Gets Tough
Monday, March 19th, 2007Sports producers all over Boston on Friday were hit with some surprising news. NESN (New England Sports Network) sent a MEMO to all local stations outlining new rules which must be followed in order to show NESN highlights. Of course, that means Red Sox and Bruins games. The biggest point of the memo is that [...]
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