Time Warner Cable boosts dividend
The cable TV business appears to be good. Time Warner Cable announced that it has increased its quarterly dividend by 20%. That came as the company reported that 2010 operating income
43 million watched State of the Union address
The Nielsen Company reports that 42.8 million Americans watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday (1/25). That was down from...
Sean Combs booked for Hawaii Five-0
Multi-talented musician/actor/entrepreneur Sean Combs ("Get Him to the Greek") will guest star in an upcoming episode of HAWAII FIVE-0. The episode is currently slated...
CBS renews The Talk for next season
CBS says its new daytime talk show is on a “ratings roll” after delivering season-high audiences for the past two weeks. “The Talk” has...
Week 18: Broadcast 89, Cable 11
Not a single cable/satellite program made the top 50 for all of TV in the key 18-49 demo for Week 18 of the season,...
NBC's 'The Biggest Loser: Couples' solid showing in adults 18-34
From 8-9 p.m. ET, "The Biggest Loser: Couples" (3.2/9 in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall) ranked #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW...
The CW's 'Hellcats' has solid performance against Pres. Obama
HELLCATS cheered its way to its most watched episode since 9/29 last night in its new Tuesday night time period (2.16M viewers). HELLCATS was...
President Obama won Tuesday night
The combined network ratings for his State of the Union address made President Barack Obama the winner on Tuesday night, with NBC's coverage top-rated...
Telemundo led in Spanish TV on Sunday
Telemundo, a leading producer of high-quality content for Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world, today announced that the network’s Cine Millonario...
Glee rerun preceded State of the Union on Fox
Due to the live State of the Union last night, Fast Nationals for FOX, ABC, CBS and NBC are approximate. Ratings for the State...
Alec Baldwin to MSNBC rumor buzzes
In the wake of the departure of Keith Olbermann, cable news net MSNBC was ready almost instantaneously with a revised prime time lineup
Nielsen soars in Wall Street debut
Shares of Nielsen Holdings, the parent of The Nielsen Company, shot up in trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial public offering of more than $2 billion in stock and convertible
Nielsen is a Wall Street star in IPO pricing
The Nielsen Company priced its IPO a dollar above the expected range at $23 per share. The strong Wall Street reception is good news for the media
Breaking: Nielsen IPO prices at $23 per share
The initial public offering was a dollar above the projected price range of $20-22 per share. Thus, The Nielsen Company will raise more than...
Sen. Jay Rockefeller introduces spectrum bill
Commerce Committee chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says the first priority of his bill on communications spectrum is to provide for the needs of