Contestant reruns OKed for "Price"

If you were a contestant on "The Price is Right" with Bob Barker, it is now OK to "come on down" and meet Drew...

Retransmission battle lines haven't budged an inch

Broadcast interests said that the programming they provide to MVPDs is valuable and that they deserve to be compensated for providing it. Cable
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Nexstar Prices Its $1 Billion Senior Note Offering

On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR reported that Nexstar Media Group subsidiary Nexstar Broadcasting intends to offer, subject to market and other customary conditions, up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of new senior notes due 2028 in a private offering. As dusk fell on Wall Street, Nexstar priced its offering, and set a maturity date for the notes.
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Why Business Interests Collide Over Auction

FCC, LPTVs in court battles over auction participation, start date.
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Paramount looking to build a TV studio

Viacom’s Paramount Pictures wants to get back into the TV business. CEO Brad Grey, a prominent former TV producer himself, is looking to build...

DirecTV boosting HD soccer delivery with Fox

Hot on the heels of the FIFA World Cup success, DirecTV announced plans to deliver more soccer matches than ever before via its partnership...

Late Night ratings slip and slide

Ratings for Monday through Friday Network Late night programs have not recovered to the levels they had seen prior to the writers strike this...

TV Still Garners Largest Share of U.S. Ads

TV will garner $36.8% of total media spending in 2016.

ABC News and Washington Post partner

ABC News and The Washington Post announced today that they have partnered to present a new version of “Top Line,” ABC’s daily political program....

Week 43: CBS places 1st for fourth week, 'Big Brother' a big hit

All Three Editions of "Big Brother" Post Year-to-Year Gains.CBS Has Eight of the Week's Top 10 Scripted Series Led by "NCIS". "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and a Half Men" Are the Top Scripted Series

The COVID-19 Spike For Cable TV? Melted By Summer Sun

In April, MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Michael Nathanson wrote of "the strong linear television viewership trends in the time of coronavirus." Indeed, a material improvement in linear television viewership trends was noted by several observers on Wall Street and in media research houses. It appears the COVID-19 bump is over for cable television.

Roku Ripped To Shreds By Analyst, Stock Dives

"What are you buying here? Not what you think!" Those were the ominous words of MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Michael Nathanson, who picked apart Roku — positioned as a key player in the Connected TV and Advertising-based Video On Demand (AVOD) space. Investors immediately reacted, sending Roku shares tumbling on Wednesday.
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Manuel Martinez tapped to run Telemundo stations

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced Manuel Martinez has been named President, Telemundo Stations. Since 2012 he has been President GM of WTVJ-TV Miami, an...

Analyst ups 2012 estimates for Sinclair

After digesting the Q4 results from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (SBGI), Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has raised her financial estimates for the...

Tennessee delegation presses FCC for open auctions

Nine out of 11 members representing Tennessee on Capitol Hill have written to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski requesting an open spectrum auction process with...