Surveys show parents want to control kids
The much-maligned television ratings system works just fine in the view of the overwhelming majority of parents, according to a number of polls flagged...
Aereo expands to PCs
Barry Diller’s Aereo TV-over-Internet service is expanding availability in its first market—NYC. Aereo is still limited to residents there, but it's
Thursday late-night close 'Nightline' past 'Jay Leno' by an inch
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.8/7; and ABC's...
Univision: Ratings Are Up, But The Q4 Net Loss Is Big
According to Nielsen, Univision is easily beating Comcast-owned rival Telemundo in the prime-time ratings war. That isn't helping Univision's finance flaws, exacerbated by an ongoing carriage dispute with DISH Network. Univision in Q4 swung from net income to a net loss of $40.2 million.
Oprah Winfrey ups her commitment to her OWN network
Launch costs have exceeded expectations for OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network, so the partners are increasing their commitments. Discovery Comm. is
Week of Feb. 22-28 NBC has ratings gold w/ ‘Olympics’
Fueled by continued strong ratings for its primetime Olympics coverage, NBC won the week of February 22-28, averaging a 5.5 rating, 15 share in...
Meredith brings home epic end-of-year results
The local media, or television side of multimedia Meredith Corporation soared during the company’s fiscal Q2...
48 Hours Mystery scored for CBS
CBS News’ 48 HOURS MYSTERY (10:15-11:15 PM) posted a 3.6/07 with 5.22m viewers, 1.7/05 in adults 25-54 and 1.2/04 in adults 18-49, and was...
Scripps Scraps Retirement For Newsy Choice Across MVPDs
Say goodbye to Retirement Living Television. The cable and satellite offering will now become home to Newsy, the until-now "over the top" news and information network targeting millennials. The shift is the result of The E.W. Scripps Company's acquisition of RLTV carriage contracts, and will surely raise questions regarding millennials as "cord-cutters," and not MVPD subscribers.
Univision’s Add-On Refi
Hispanic media giant Univision has added some bulk to an existing financial instrument
CBS Affiliate Board OKs ‘Skinny Bundle’ Access
In a major plus to consumers and companies offering so-called "over-the-top" TV service package, the CBS Affiliate Board today reached a wide-ranging agreement with CBS Corp. that will extend non-CBS O&Os beyond its CBS All Access platform. This means affiliates can now have their channels available on OTT platforms from Hulu, Google's YouTube TV and "future new entrants," with additional revenue possibilities for all.
Olympic coverage boosts NBCU Cable Viewership by 48%
NBC CABLE - MORE VIEWERS, YOUNGER VIEWERS: Through Saturday, February 20, Olympics coverage on the cable networks of NBC Universal has reached nearly 50...
Idol takes no prisoners
"American Idol" steamrollered the competition again and gave Wednesday night to Fox. Univision tied with ABC for 3rd place in 18-49.
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LPTV activist applauds favorable Barton comments
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) spoke up for low power television at the 12/12/12 hearing on incentive auctions, seeking protection for the service many believe...
Aereo working on Chromecast app
Aereo plans to launch on Chromecast, with the OTA local broadcast streaming provider curently testing an app for Google's plug in device that relays what’s on your laptop, tablet or PC onto the TV screen. Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia said at the UBS investor conference.