FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addresses CES
The head of the Federal Communications Commission keynoted a session at the Consumer Electronics Show Friday 1/7/11, praising the rapid-fire developments taking place in...
'The Bachelor' Brad gets advice as Ali and Roberto return
Look out here we go, Brand and one lucky woman share the first kiss and then the Bachelorettes have a cat fight...20 remaining bachelorettes move into their luxurious Malibu mansion
'The Bachelor' A changed man? Brad gets grilled (review)
Watching the first ten minutes one could almost picture the strategy...all outlined in this review: Hottest Girls, Biggest Drama Queen Who were your favorites? Do you think Brad has changed?
Lifetime to debut new unscripted series
Lifetime Television will launch three all-new reality programs next month, including One Born Every Minute, Quad Squad (working title) and Glamour Belles.
Based on the...
Analysis: Shouldn't broadcasters promote free OTA more?
RBR-TVBR Analysis: We have to wonder in this era of spectrum grabbing by the FCC, why broadcasters are not promoting the fact that they have free over the air signals that in many cases is technologically superior to HD
Christmas week looked like others for syndication
The winners in syndicated television were pretty much the same in Christmas week as for any other week. The weekly chart comes from the...
KOFY adds local programming in San Francisco
Granite Broadcasting’s independent KOFY-TV San Francisco has launched two new local shows. “Dance Party” and “Carpool Showdown” are both airing on Sunday nights.
Back by...
Ion to add mobile DTV in Top 10 markets
At CES 2011, ION Media Networks announced it will execute its first mobile DTV rollout in the Top 10 television markets in Q1, enabling...
ABC claims a Thursday win
The mid-season premiere of "Wipeout" juiced ABC on Thursday night, giving it a win in the 18-49 demo, while CBS had the most viewers...
Barack Obama to sit with Bill O'Reilly during Super Bowl pregame
President Barack Obama has taken advantage of that fact by allowing interviews before each of the last two. RBR-TVBR observation: Both the Obama campaign and the Obama White House have had a contentious go of it with FNC, but
ABC's 'Nightline' No. 1 week of Dec 27th
ABC News' "Nightline" was the No. 1 program in late night among Total Viewers (3.63 million) according to Nielsen Media Research for the week...
CBS takes first place w/ Thursday line-up
CBS delivered its largest Thursday audience of the season, winning the night in viewers and adults 25-54 as original episodes of THE BIG BANG...
NBC Thursday repeats was a mixed bag
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Community" (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) generated week-to-week gains for a second straight week...
Thursday late-night ratings; 'David Letterman' winner
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/6; CBS's "Late Show...
Boxee signs first network content deal with CBS
As one of the companies trying to bridge the gap between traditional television and the Internet, Boxee obviously needs content to make its software...