Idol crushes the competition (again)
Fox rolled to an easy victory in the weekly Nielsen ratings as "American Idol" again claimed the #1, #2 and #3 spots with viewers....
NBCUniversal To Host BFoA Mixer for Junior Broadcasters in LA
In 2023, the Broadcasters Foundation of America started its Media Mixer series in New York City to provide connection and networking opportunities for junior-level television and radio professionals while promoting the BFoA's charitable mission. Now the event's fourth installment is coming to the West Coast for the first time.
Comcast Wins Protective Order In beIN Sports Dispute
A battle over program carriage focused on discrimination has been waged for two months between a premium sports network and Comcast. This fight saw the sports network file a highly redacted complaint with the FCC, to protect confidential information. Now, Comcast will have the same privilege as it defends itself.
CBS and Fox weekly winners again
For the Holiday week bridging 2009 and 2010, the TV ratings race wasn’t so different from any other week this season. NBC’s “Sunday Night...
NAB’s LeGeyt and Nexstar’s Compton Join Forecast 2026 ‘Super Session’
The closing session of Forecast 2026 is getting the unfiltered truth from some of broadcasting’s most senior executives, with NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt, Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton, and Cox Media Group Radio President Rob Babin joining the lineup for this year's Executive Super Session.
Wieser Words Rock Mouse House
How much impact can one financial analyst have on a company's stock performance just hours after issuing an investor note that pans or applauds said business? Just ask executives in the C-Suite at The Walt Disney Co. The company's shares took a hit on Monday after Pivotal Research Group's Brian Wieser gave the owner of ABC and ESPN a drubbing.
Week 42:
ABC Grows Year to Year for the 8th Week in a Row, Enjoying its Most-Watched Summer in 9 Years. ABC Airs 3 of the Week
Comcast To Disney: Have Fun With FOX
“Comcast does not intend to pursue further the acquisition of the Twenty-First Century Fox assets and, instead, will focus on our recommended offer for Sky,” the company said Thursday morning, confirming that it very much wants the London-based global news network.
ABC solid Tuesday w/ 'DWTS Results Show' and 'Body of Proof'
With the 2nd-season premiere of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, DWTS Results Show and Body of Proof, ABC finished as the 2nd-most-watched network on Tuesday...
A Big Beat For Nexstar In Q2 Is All Political
Some $31.6 million in political advertising helped Nexstar Media Group achieve net revenue growth of 5.5% during the second quarter. Nexstar's net income soared by 79%. But the political gain came at the expense of both National and Local advertising revenue.
AT&T and DirecTV draw discrimination lawsuit
According to NAAAOM, AT&T and DirecTV have been excluding African-American-owned media from their channel lineups.
Here’s What Gray Says On Its Raycom Plan
With no petitions to deny filed as of late Tuesday, Gray Television and Raycom Media filed a joint response to the "Comments" filed at the FCC to the companies' plan to merge in a $3.6 billion effort that will likely be free of the problems that led Tribune Media to abort its acquisition by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
ATBA Fights to Preserve TV Spectrum
The ATBA urges the FCC to retain Channels 32 through 51.
Ion Wants FCC OK For Kentucky Upgrade
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has been released by the FCC's Media Bureau that seeks comment on a petition from Ion Media that would shift the city of license for one of its TV stations in Kentucky. Here's what you need to do if you have a say in the matter.
Sheen issues bitter comment on Kutcher joining "Two and a Half Men"
Only hours after Warner Bros. and CBS announced 5/13 Ashton Kutcher was joining top-rated TV comedy "Two and A Half Men" Charlie Sheen claimed in a statement the show