Comcast patent could deliver ads to DVR viewers who skip spots
Comcast has developed new technology that would allow it to deliver ads to subscribers who skip commercials in TV shows recorded on DVR, according...
Stocks end lower, week ends down
Stocks ended lower Friday, capping a down week for the major indexes, as weakness in the banking sector weighed on the market. The Dow...
CBS renews “Two and a Half Men”
It’s been renewed for the 2012-2013 broadcast season. The renewal comes after new agreements were reached for next season with series producer Warner Bros....
ABC wins Friday for the 2nd straight week
ABC won Friday night for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49, beating CBS’ season finales by 25%, Fox’s season finales by...
NBC Friday: “Grimm” scores second
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour...
Cable once again propels election coverage to #1
News directors delivered a split decision on news coverage during the week of 4/30-5/6 – and according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism,...
FCC to convene LPFM/translator forum
Parties interested in the next regulatory steps for LPFM and FM translator licenses may want to put Wednesday afternoon 5/16/12 on their calendar. The...
PA radio owner buys into MD
A trio of radio stations in the far western edge of the Maryland Panhandle are going to Broadcast Communications Inc., which already owns three...
Meredith shares the wealth
Multimedia corporation Meredith says it has two streaks going – 65 years of paying dividends and 19 years of steadily increasing them – and...
FCC refers cable carriage dispute to ALJ
The FCC has determined that GSM (formerly the Game Show Network) has made enough of a showing in a dispute with Cablevision over how...
Anatomy of a studio waiver request
Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls is applying to acquire a station far away from that Idaho community, but it wants to run the station...
Woman who stalked Tampa DJs is sentenced
Patricia Immendorf, of Dunedin, FL (Tampa/St. Pete area) was sentenced to a year in the county jail and nine years’ probation after pleading no...
Local TV broadcasters’ digital political ad opportunity
Industry experts and market watchers agree: The 2012 elections promise to set new records for ad spending, with broadcast television leading the field of...
Starcom/Tapestry signs “Forefront” deal with Univision
Starcom USA and its multicultural agency Tapestry have finalized its first 2012-2013 upfront deal with Univision. It’s the largest single-agency upfront deal ever conducted...
Grey’s Anatomy top drama on Thursday
Gaining week to week in the 8 o’clock hour, against the season’s penultimate episode of Fox’s American Idol-Thurs and CBS’ comedies (season finale of...