The city has decided not to appeal a federal court judge's ruling that Bright House Networks didn't violate the law by switching local government stations to a higher tier in the cable line-up. Two years ago, Tampa and St. Petersburg filed companion lawsuits in U.S. District Court challenging the regional cable provider's decision to move public, education and government access, or PEG channels, from their existing spots on the dial. ...more

January 21, 2009

Their productions aren't likely to ever win any Emmy Awards or top the Nielsen Ratings. ...more

January 21, 2009

Children need to be guided by strong families and community, a former professional basketball player said Sunday at an annual breakfast that's part of the local Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. ...more

January 19, 2009

Children need to be guided by strong families and community, a former professional basketball player said Sunday at an annual breakfast that's part of the local of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival. ...more

January 18, 2009

Spirits were soaring high among people who helped rescue a sea gull that had appeared doomed. The man of the hour is Harold Rule, a Bright House Networks cable TV system technician. Rule plucked the bird from the top of the light pole on which it had gotten stuck late last week. Rule maneuvered the company's bucket truck into position next to the light fixture in the parking lot of Trouble Creek Square, a shopping center at Trouble Creek Road and Grand Boulevard. ...more

January 17, 2009

You can now get a retro TV fix thanks to modern digital technology. Golden oldies like "Wagon Train," "McHale's Navy," "Dragnet" and dozens more are being recycled on 8 Prime, a new channel that WFLA launched on Monday. ...more

January 6, 2009

What's old is new again on 8 Prime, a digital television channel launched today by WFLA, Channel 8. ...more

January 5, 2009

Budget Director George Zoettlein will ask county commissioners Tuesday to increase the 2009 budget by $12.3 million to allow for incomplete projects from last year to be carried over to the new fiscal year. ...more

January 5, 2009

Bright House Networks customers won't lose their access to MTV, Nickelodeon and a number of other channels after cable television giant Time Warner reached an agreement early Thursday with media conglomerate Viacom Inc. ...more

January 2, 2009

Bright House Networks customers won't lose their access to MTV, Nickelodeon and several other channels after cable television giant Time Warner reached an agreement early Thursday with media conglomerate Viacom Inc. ...more

January 1, 2009