Senator Al Franken blasts Comcast for naming NBCU execs
US Senator Al Franken (D-MN) is hopping mad that Comcast COO Brian Burke has already named his management team for when the cable giant...
Huge audience for Univision dance show finale
Sunday night’s three-hour grand finale of Univision’s hit reality dance competition “¡Mira Quién Baila!” (Look Who’s Dancing!) reached 9.5 million viewers who watched some or...
Debmar-Mercury clears Jeremy Kyle in over 70% of US
Debmar-Mercury, teaming with producer ITV STUDIOS AMERICA, has provided a firm production commitment to The Jeremy Kyle Show for the 2011-12 season. The talk...
Comcast offers The Yule Log in 3D VOD
Comcast kicked off its annual holiday programming today with the launch of The Yule Log – the iconic video of a crackling log in...
Football and music won Sunday
As usual, NBC won Sunday night with its NFL broadcast. ABC was second in 18-49 with the American Music Awards, although the awards show...
Bill Moult to be Nielsen's President of Media Analytics
Bill Moult, CEO and Founding Partner/Sequent Partners and Media Behavior Institute CEO, sent a letter to friends in the industry, announcing that in the...
Vizrt acquires LiberoVision AG
Digital media content production company Vizrt announced that it has entered into a terms sheet with Swiss company LiberoVision AG, a leader in the...
'Live! w/ Regis and Kelly' looking for 'Men of Radio'
"Men of Radio Co-Host for a Day Search" Lets Viewers Nominate Favorite Radio Personalities to Join Kelly Ripa January 24-28, 2011.
After a fantastic week...
ABC Family nails down the final two "Harry Potter" films
The next-to-last film in the Harry Potter series,
'Hawaii Five-0' hits No.1 in DVR play-back
Live Plus 7-Day Playback Boosts the Season's Top Freshman Series By an Additional +3.23 Million Viewers, Its Largest Gain Since Week Two.
"The Mentalist" Ranks...
'The Amazing Race' and 'Undercover Boss' post Week-to-Week gains
CBS's Sunday reality series-THE AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS-posted week-to-week increases in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day...
Week 7 DVR playback: 'Grey's Anatomy' 'Modern Family' registered as Top gainers
DVR Playback for the week of 11/1/10 (Week #7): For the 7th consecutive week this season, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Modern Family" registered as...
ABC, affiliates unveil Reverse Spot Exchange
RBR-TVBR spoke with ABC affiliate board chairman and WSB-TV Atlanta VP/GM Bill Hoffman about the board
FOX"s Sunday animation line-up sees slight decline
Airing against very heavy competition from the American Music Awards and the NY Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles game, FOX's ANIMATION DOMINATION block saw declines...
Women loved the 'American Music Awards'
Up against stiff competition on the evening, including a big Sunday Night Football contest (NY Giants-Philadelphia Eagles) and an NFL prime overrun-boosted CBS, the...