Thursday, June 18, 2026

NBC: “Get Out Alive” up week to week

NBC has tied for #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 for the primetime week of July 15-21, trailing among those...
KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken

KFC campaign aligns with Adult Swim

Last summer, KFC changed the game for bite-sized chicken with its introduction of Original Recipe Bites. A year later, the brand is turning up...
CBS

Time Warner Cable-CBS retrans deadline extended

The retransmission duel between Time Warner Cable and CBS has a new deadline to meet before the
Broadcasting Pirate

New York pirates face challenge going online

A relatively new law in New York City supplements FCC enforcement of radio piracy by adding possible stints in jail to the FCC’s monetary...
FOX

Fox came in second in 18-34, 18-49

Following a summer ratings high with the FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME, solid performances by MASTERCHEF and HELL’S KITCHEN, and a strong special primetime preview...
ABC

ABC scored well in women demos

Monday: With The Bachelorette and Mistresses, ABC defeated NBC’s original line-up (American Ninja Warrior/Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls/Siberia) in both Total Viewers (+47%)...
Tablets

What’s important to multiscreen viewers

An independent study conducted by Ovum and commissioned by Avid, surveyed more than 3,000 consumers globally and revealed that quality content remains the strongest...
Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable launches TWC Central

It replaces the former Road Runner website as a destination that connects customers to news, entertainment, information, social networking, and simple and easy access...
NBC

NBC Sports Radio coming to Wilkes-Barre

On 8/5, the AAA format heard on Entercom Wilkes-Barre’s WDMT-FM “The Mountain” will be replaced by NBC Sports Radio and a mix of local...
ABC

Monday Nielsen’s result in three-way tie

Univision, ABC and CBS all posted the same 18-49 score Monday night, with Univision taking the 18-34 derby, CBS leading in total viewers and...
U.S. Congress

Panelists lay out agendas on Capitol Hill

The House Subcommittee on Communications had a particularly well-balanced panel of witnesses at the central table for its hearing entitled “Oversight of Incentive Auction Implementation.” Broadcaster, wireless companies, the FCC and a public watchdog were present. Here’s what they had to say:
US Congress

Fireworks minimal at incentive auction hearing

The incentive auctions of television spectrum with an eye toward providing more spectrum
Townsquare Media Group

Townsquare adds six digital properties

Townsquare Media Group added six exclusive partnerships to its portfolio of music and entertainment-focused digital properties. The sites will join Townsquare’s national digital biz...
Viacom

Amy Powell upped to Paramount Television President

Viacom's Paramount Pictures has named Powell to the new title as the company ramps up its efforts to develop programming for smaller screens. She...

Cumulus parks overstock Dallas FM with broker

$100 KTKD-FM Dallas-Fort Worth TX (Sanger TX) from Susquehanna Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media Inc. (Lew Dickey) to Whitley Media LLC (William...