CBS wins Wednesday
CBS won Wednesday in viewers with time-period wins by SURVIVOR and CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, which also posted gains in adults 18-49 over its...
NBC: “Chicago Fire” up 19%
Wednesday Results: At 9 p.m. ET, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.8/5 in
adults 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall) built on its lead-in by...
“Nashville” opens at #1
Opposite CBS’ veteran CSI and NBC’s debut of Chicago Fire in the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s debut of Nashville opened at #1 in Adults...
Comcast launches 11th sports channel in Houston
Some 15 years after it first televised the Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers games on its own regional sports network in Philadelphia, Comcast has launched...
October FCC meeting gives broadcast a break
Broadcasters have been an occasional key part of the FCC’s open meetings under the gavel of Chairman Julius Genachowski, and the October 2012 meeting...
NAB rebuts MVPDs on retransmission before FCC
Cable and satellite companies have been trying to get regulators to intercede on their behalf when it comes to retransmission consent – and the...
Family Stations back to Philly with Greater Media AM
$8.5M WPEN-AM Philadelphia PA from Greater Philadelphia Radio Inc., a subsidiary of Greater Media Inc. (Peter H. Smyth) to Family Stations Inc. (Harold Camping,...
Emmis’ Smulyan continues push for FM chip on cellular
According to Emmis Communications honcho Jeff Smulyan, FM chips are already in most cell phones. His simple request: Activate them!
On the FM radio smartphone...
Emmis shows modest pro forma growth
The results registered by a slimmed-down Emmis Communications may not look like
Sirius XM raises 2012 guidance to 1.8 M subscribers
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin made the announcement at Liberty Media’s annual investor day, which is in the process of taking control of the...
Ads running to legalize marijuana in three states (video)
In November, voters in Colorado, Washington and Oregon will consider legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Although similar initiatives have failed in the past, this...
Stocks fall on earnings; Alcoa weighs on Dow
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, with the S&P 500 Index ending lower for a fourth consecutive trading session, after aluminum producer Alcoa cut its global...
Moody’s exhibiting signs of mood swing over Netflix prospects
The Ba2 Corporate Family Rating (CFR) and Ba1 Probability of Default Rating assigned to Netflix by Moody’s is under review, and that ain’t good...
NBC’s Revolution a lock to survive until May
The ratings gurus at TVbytheNumbers have looked at a dozen current NBC programs and rated their chances of surviving until May 2013. Two are...
FOX’s Tuesday comedy block held steady
RAISING HOPE: 1.8/5, up +6% from last week's season premiere in Adults 18-49 and up +5% in Total Viewers (4.1 vs. 3.9 Mil.)
BEN AND...