Arbitron soars as Washington brakes ahead of the cliff
Wall Street gave thumbs up and then some to the sale of Arbitron to Nielsen, sending its stock rocketing upward. Meanwhile, America is still...
OMVC to integrate functions within NAB
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), which has served as the principal proponent for Mobile Television since 2007, says it will integrate functions with...
FOX tops the week among 18-34, teens
FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens last week, and tied CBS as the No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 last week....
ABC delivers 4 of top 20 for the week
Overall: During the week of 12/10/12, ABC delivered 4 of the Top 20 scripted TV shows in Adults 18-49, including Modern Family (#2), Grey’s...
NBC is up 15% vs. last year for the week
For week 12, NBC is up versus the same week last year by 15% in 18-49
(2.3 vs. 2.0) and by 17% in total viewers...
CBS posted its best weekly 18-49 rating of the season
THE BIG BANG THEORY, TWO AND A HALF MEN, 2 BROKE GIRLS and 2 BROKE GIRLS 9:30PM SPECIAL were the week's top four comedies,...
U.S. ad spend increased 7.1% in Q3
Total ad expenditures in Q3 finished the period at $34.5 billion, according to Kantar Media data. Total spend for the first nine months of...
Nielsen buying Arbitron: but why?
Nielsen announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arbitron for $48 per share in cash, representing a premium of 26% to Arbitron’s closing price on...
Broadcasters appeal to 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on AutoHop
A federal judge declined to side immediately with the broadcasters, so they appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Fox, CBS and...
Final aloha for Senator Inouye
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) was a World War II hero, served in the Senate for nearly 50 years and was recently the Chair of the...
TV shows on the endangered species list
TV by the Numbers keeps track of the health of all entries on the television prime time schedule, and at this point, most have...
Rockefeller ropes TV content into Sandy Hook comments
Access to guns and mental health care have been large topics in the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown CT, and that is where...
EMF goes nuclear with New Mexico buy
Alamogordo NM is the site of the world’s first nuclear explosion, and it is also the site of the latest acquisition by frequent station-buyer...
New Texarkana radio owners strike again
$150K KTTY-FM Texarkana AR-TX (New Boston TX) from Towers Investment Trust Inc. (William H. Brothers) to Texarkana Radio Center LLC (E. Roy Paschal, Jason...
Nielsen spends about $1.26B to buy Arbitron
Two ratings giants are becoming one, and for most American broadcasters, it will mean