Letterman approaches but does not catch Leno
In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show...
ABC finds things to like about Tuesday performance
With a repeat Last Man Standing, Cougar Town, DWTS Results Show and a surging Private Practice on its new night, ABC registered as Tuesday’s...
NBC’s Voice gets it within shouting distance of #1
Tuesday Results:
* "The Voice" is the #1 telecast of the night in 18-49 for a fourth straight Tuesday, and NBC is within a tenth...
Fox expresses Glee about Tuesday results
FOX’s Tuesday comedy block won last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, and Teens.
Among Adults 18-34, FOX outperformed NBC, the night’s #2 network, by...
FCC lightens its open meeting load
The FCC agenda for its April Open Meeting has been available for public perusal for some time. But now comes word that at least...
Suburban Nashville combo sold
$1.184M WQSE-AM & WVRY-FM Nashville TN (White Bluff, Waverly TN) from Grace Broadcasting Services Inc. (Lacy Ennis) to JWL Communications LLC (Duane Jeffrey, Mike...
Groppetti picks up Momentum in Visalia
Buckley Broadcasting is spinning off one of its Joaquin Valley FM stations, and the beneficiary will be Momentum Broadcasting LP, headed by Managing General...
Mother’s Day spending expected to hit $18.6B
The National Retail Federation is citing BIGinsight data to make the prediction that the average person celebrating Mother’s Day in 2012 will spend about...
Broadcast expected to post choppy improvement in Q2
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker points to a few reasons that Q1 2012 may not have been all it could have
Let’s have a hearing on the present of TV
The internet. It’s everything, right? There is no future except for the internet and it’s already pretty much taken over everything. Well, not everything...
Meredith TV enjoys increased income on decreased outlay
Revenue for Meredith Corporation’s television-oriented Local Media Group was up 10%, and expenses
ESPN may add FM in NYC
A report in the NY Post says ESPN Radio in The Big Apple may be signing a long-term programming rights deal on an FM...
AOL unveils “AOL On” at NewFront
At its NewFront presentation to some 450 advertisers and agencies 4/24 in NYC, AOL announced plans to launch an online video network that lump...
Nielsen Q1 revenue up 3% (audio)
Nielsen’s Q1 revenues grew 3% to $1,340 million, up 4% from Q4 2011. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter grew 4% to $332 million, up...
Stocks up ahead of Apple results
The Dow climbed Tuesday as investors cheered upbeat quarterly results from a range of companies, including 3M. But Apple and Netflix helped dent technology...