ION Media Networks, Inc.

ION Media Networks Successfully Delivers Full-Motion Mobile Digital Television in Chicago and Denver [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc., owner and operator of the nation’s largest broadcast TV station group and an industry leader in the development of mobile digital television (DTV), today announced two successful mobile DTV field trial demonstrations using WCPX, its station serving the Chicago market and KPXC, its station serving the Denver market.

ION Media Networks, NBCU, and APTS Continue to Lead the Charge for a Smooth Digital Transition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 8 hours 25 minutes ago
In preparation for the February 17, 2009 government mandated digital television (DTV) switchover, ION Media Networks, Inc., owner and operator of the nation's largest broadcast television station group, in conjunction with NBC Universal and the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), announced today that they are continuing their leadership to ensure a smooth transition for consumers with a second wave of soft analog shut-off tests. These tests will take place in five major markets ...

Intel's Kahn to Keynote Mobility Super Session at NAB Show [Press Release]
Business Wire | 252 days 9 hours 1 minute ago
Dr. Kevin Kahn, senior fellow and director of Intel's communications technology lab, will present a keynote address on Tuesday, April 15 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Kahn's speech will explore key wireless challenges and advances that will drive the future of the mobile market. A panel discussion with key industry executives from Sling Media, TiVo, World Now and the University of Southern California's Entertainment Technology Center will follow Kahn's keynote and address the opportunities fo...

ION Media Networks Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 10 hours 56 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc. (the “Company” or “ION”), owner and operator of the nation's largest broadcast television station group, announced today its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2008.

ION Media Networks Launches High Definition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 43 days 6 hours 26 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc., owner and operator of the nation's largest television station group, today announced plans to launch its suite of networks – ION Television, qubo, and ION Life – in high definition (HD) in 2009. ION Television, the Company’s flagship general entertainment network, will be available as ION Television HD beginning the first quarter. The HD simulcast of the newly rebranded “Positively Entertaining” network will serve to fully enhance consumers’ overall viewing experience.

OMVC Applauds Multi-Station Tests Delivering Broadcast Mobile DTV in Chicago [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 10 hours 56 minutes ago
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) today applauded technical mobile DTV field trials conducted simultaneously by two member stations in the Chicago region. ION Media Networks’ WCPX and Fox Television Stations’ WPWR are conducting successful field trials utilizing the proposed Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Mobile DTV Standard that enables local broadcasters to deliver live, local and national over-the-air digital television to consumers via next-generation mobile devices.

ION Media Networks, with NBC O&Os, Telemundo and APTS, to Spearhead Analog Shut-Off (ASO) Tests [Press Release]
Business Wire | 42 days 6 hours 56 minutes ago
In response to a request made to ION by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein to organize a DTV Transition testing campaign across the country, ION Media Networks, along with NBC Universal, Telemundo, and members of the Association of Public Television Stations, will spearhead analog shut-off (ASO) tests – planned as temporary interruptions of the over-the-air signals – in multiple major markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Hartford,...

ION Television to Launch the U.S. Television Premiere of Archangel on Saturday, November 1 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 2 hours 48 minutes ago
ION Television, the “Positively Entertaining” general entertainment network available to over 94 million homes, and RHI Entertainment, the leader in the production and distribution of groundbreaking movies, miniseries and series for television, proudly announce the U.S. television premiere of Archangel, debuting Saturday, November 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The three-hour mystery-thriller stars Daniel Craig, best known for his title role as the fictional secret agent James Bond in Casino Royale and i...

ION Media Networks Joins Association for Maximum Service Television [Press Release]
Business Wire | 334 days 8 hours 55 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION) today announced that it has become a member of the Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc.(MSTV), a non-profit trade association of local broadcast television stations committed to achieving the highest technical quality for the local broadcast system.

ION Media Networks and Comcast Announce Affiliation Agreement for Channel Suite [Press Release]
Business Wire | 323 days 8 hours 21 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION), owner and operator of the nation's largest broadcast television station group, and Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that they have reached an affiliation agreement regarding distribution of ION Media Networks, including ION Television, qubo and ION Life.

John Heffron Joins ION Media Networks as Senior Vice President, Networks Distribution [Press Release]
Business Wire | 285 days 9 hours 56 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc. announced today that John Heffron will join ION as Senior Vice President of Networks Distribution. In this new position, which will be based in New York, Mr. Heffron will be responsible for distribution and affiliate relations for ION’s suite of programming networks.

ION Television Inks Multi-Year Film Acquisition Deal With Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution [Press Release]
Business Wire | 71 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
ION Television, the “Positively Entertaining” general entertainment network reaching over 94 million homes, has inked a multi-year film acquisition deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Extending from fall 2008 through summer 2010, this multi-year deal brings 27 critically acclaimed and Academy Award-winning films to the network’s film slate.

ION Life to Add Compelling New Programming and Award-Winning Content to Lineup [Press Release]
Business Wire | 197 days 10 hours 17 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc. announced today that ION Life, its network dedicated to active living and personal growth, has reached agreements to add two compelling series to its program lineup. In the network’s first commissioned production from NFL Films, ION Life will present the new series, “Stories of the NFL,” that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the inspirational stories and lives of NFL players on and off the field. The series will air daily on ION Life at 8 p.m., starting Monday, June ...

African-American Programming Partnership Created Through Unique Alliance Between Star Media, ION Media Networks, Omnicom Media Group and Major Advertisers [Press Release]
Business Wire | 320 days 8 hours 52 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION) in collaboration with African-American TV syndicator Star Media and Omnicom's OMG Entertainment & Sports unit, announced today a strategic partnership for the creation and exhibition of African-American programming on the ION Television Network.

John Lawson Joins ION Media Networks as Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategic Initiatives [Press Release]
Business Wire | 295 days 3 hours 24 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION) announced today that John Lawson, President and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), will join ION as Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategic Initiatives.