Thursday, May 21, 2026

A Tax Day Blitz At Spot Cable and Spot TV

In most weeks, there's a disparity between the use of Spot Cable and Spot Television when reviewing who the top advertisers are at each form of media, based on play count. For the week ending April 8, that was far from the case. And, that's thanks to a key product tied to Tax Day in the U.S.

Week 21: Best for CBS in over a year

CBS swept the week in viewers, adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34 with its best performances in these measures since the week ending...

RCN adds Turner networks to its free On Demand lineup

RCN Corporation announced that it has added the portfolio of Turner Broadcasting System networks to its free On Demand lineup. The new offerings include...

NBC Sunday encore 'SNL' special scores large audience

From 7-8 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 4.7 million viewers overall. From 8-9 p.m. ET, the encore special "Saturday Night...

CBS’s big three Thursday delivers largest audience and best demo

"CSI" DELIVERS LARGEST AUDIENCE AND MATCHES BEST DEMO DELIVERIES OF THE SEASON"The Mentalist" Places First in Viewers and Adults 25-54"Survivor: Samoa" Sweeps Its 8:00...
Meredith

Meredith pays and adds

Meredith Corporation has been increasing its dividends for quite some time.
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB Seeks Clarity on Auction Plan

NAB seeks clarity on which stations may be moved to the wireless band.

Sinclair Raises Billions In Term Loans, Amends Credit Terms

Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary Sinclair Television Group has successfully raised new incremental term B loans and amended certain terms under its existing bank credit facility.

WTTW Repack Game Plan Includes GatesAir

The primary PBS member station serving the Chicago market has selected GatesAir to fulfill its FCC TV spectrum repack requirements. The wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions provider for TV and radio broadcasters will offer the station its newly released Maxiva ULXTE high-efficiency, liquid-cooled UHF TV transmitter in preparation for WTTW’s relocation from digital channel 47 to 25.

RCN, ION add Qubo in New York, Philly, DC

ION Media Networks and RCN Corporation, a provider of digital television, data and voice services to residential and small – medium business customers, announced...

WGA President on strategy; picket lines everywhere

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 3As the WGA East picketers hit the streets of NYC, intermingling with pedestrians, the WGA West folks are right on...

CBS wins first Thursday of the new season

The season premiere of "Big Bang Theory" kicked off a big night for CBS and most of the audience apparently stayed around for the...

Weather Channel Series Tackles Climate Change

Twenty-five prominent people featured talking about the need to take action on climate change in new series The Climate 25

And Now, Urban One’s Senior Secured Notes Offer and Consent Results

Urban One kicked off November by revealing the final results of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 for new notes to be issued by the African American consumer-targeted media company. It's also got the official tally for its consent solicitations and a plan to codify "certain amendments" to its existing notes indenture.
Scripps Sports. Photo by Malinda Hartong, The Hartongs

Scripps-Owned ION Becomes Athlos NYC’s Linear Broadcast Partner

A "first-of-its-kind women's only track and field event" will be getting a national TV coverage boost, thanks to an agreement between ATHLOS and Scripps Sports. The result is a linear broadcast partnership, ensuring "Athlos NYC" on October 10 is seen on The E.W. Scripps Co.'s TV network.