Dish Network

Dish Goes Dark With Hearst Stations

The war over retransmission fees has escalated into a battle of beliefs between Dish Network and Hearst Television, as Dish was "forced" to pull the plug just after Midnight Eastern on March 3 on every Hearst VHF or UHF station it carries. Dish stated its defense as it pulled the Hearst stations, and we've got an RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION to share on the matter.

Wheel keeps spinning

No movie this week, so the usual suspects, led by "Wheel of Fortune," were the top performers in syndicated television. The weekly list is...

CW’S “THE Vampire Diaries” Haunted-Best Adults 18-34

To Series high - LIKE A BAT OUTTA! THE CW’S “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES” SOARS TO SERIES HIGHVAMPIRE DIARIES Scores its Best Adults 18-34 Ratings...

Thursday Late-Night winner 'Nightline', 'Leno beats Letterman'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets (the Birmingham market is delayed), household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with...

CBS takes another Wednesday win 'Criminal Minds' first place

CBS Wins Wednesday for the Fifth Consecutive Week in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54.CBS won Wednesday in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54...

Layoffs at CBS O&Os

Disheartening for staffers, to be sure, but hardly surprising in the current economy. Political revenues won’t really kick in until the second half of this year.
NBC

Dateline wins Friday for 4th week

Friday Primetime Results: “Dateline NBC” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranked the #1 in the time period on...

Peacock strutted on Wednesday

The season finale of "The Voice" kicked off a big Wednesday for NBC and the audience got even bigger as "America's Got Talent" followed. Wednesday...

How Subpar Was Sinclair’s Q4?

The final quarter with David Smith in the CEO role saw the nation's top TV station owner miss Wall St. EPS, revenue estimates
Moody's

Moody’s rates Local TV debt

A series of financial instruments in the Local TV debt portfolio have earned a B1 rating from Wall Street umpire Moody's Investors Service. The...

Fox Hispanic cable networks post record ratings in 2010

FOX Deportes and Utilisima outperformed the competition in the Hispanic cable landscape in 2010 with two of the most popular offerings for both men...

Telemundo launches census campaign

Telemundo announced “Hazte Contar!" (Be Counted!), a national initiative designed to increase awareness of the 2010 Census among U.S. Hispanics and increase their participation...

CV Network chooses “The Switch”

CV Network, a Spanish-language, general entertainment channel, targeting Caribbean Hispanics in the U.S., has contracted with The Switch to deliver content for its growing...

SAG torn by membership split

The Screen Actors Guild and the studios have exchanged new charges and countercharges over their stalled contract negotiations. But SAG itself is facing internal strife, with President Alan Rosenberg

ABC wins Thursday in a walk

Game four of the NBA Finals carried ABC to an easy win in the ratings game. Now the Alphabet Net has to be hoping...