CBS, Turner to split NCAA “March Madness”
The NCAA announced a new 14-year television, internet and wireless rights agreement with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting System covering the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament from 2011 through 2024. The price tag: more than $10.8 billion
The CW’s reality ‘America’s Next Top Model’ loved by Teens
The CW’s reality hit AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL went head-to-head with “American Idol” for the first time this season and saw its ratings improve...
ABC finished 4th w/ repeats of ‘The Middle, Modern Family and Cougar Town’
Building on its Lead-in Against an Expanded “Idol,” ABC’s Repeat “The Middle” is the No. 1 Scripted Show at 8:30PM in Adults 18-49. ABC’s...
The Qwest for the deal of the CenturyLink
In the triple-play world of telco/MVPDs, a pair of companies is merging in a move that will make the surviving entity the third-largest local...
ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel” topped CBS’s ‘Craig Ferguson’
ABC’s “Kimmel” Retains Nearly All of its Previous Week’s Audience, Posting its Second-Best Weekly Performance in 6 Weeks “JKL” Tops CBS’s “Ferguson” With its Largest...
Two and-one-half hrs of ‘American Idol’ what else, Winner Wednesday
Last night, AMERICAN IDOL: IDOL GIVES BACK posted a 5.7/16 from 8-10:24 and won the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens...
NBC Wednesday; ‘Mercy’ returned w/ 3rd place finish, ‘Leno’ stays #1
At 8 p.m., “Mercy” averaged a 1.2/4 in adults 18-49 and 5.0 million viewers overall.At 9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Law &...
Q2 pacing up 20-26% for LIN TV
LIN TV reported that Q1 revenues rose 23% to $91.8 million, with advertising demand up sharply, and not just political. Look for another strong...
Ron Scalera dead at 49
CBS reports that Ron Scalera, Executive Vice President and Creative Director of the CBS Marketing Group, died suddenly on Wednesday, April 21 in Los...
Cartoon Network holds 2010 upfront
Cartoon Network unveiled a substantial new lineup of content 4/21 at its annual upfront presentation at Time Warner Center in NYC. Delivering on its...
One TV station, four programs, 90 seconds, $8 thousand dollars
Commercials on children’s programs featuring products which have program stars on the packaging, or the depiction a character-laden website, present fertile ground for running...
Fisher to manage "The Daily Buzz"
ACME Television LLC, a unit of ACME Communications, announced that it has entered into a license and consulting agreement with Fisher Communications. Under the...
Q2 pacings a lot like Q1 for Media General
After reporting Q1 results at Media General, CEO Marshall Morton told analysts that Q2 is currently pacing to look a lot like Q1.“Broadcast revenues...
Fox claims easy Tuesday win
"American Idol" and "Glee" rolled over the competition Tuesday night, giving Fox an easy victory in the ratings.Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-496.0/163.2/92.8/81.7/51.3/40.4/1Adults 18-345.4/162.4/72.2/71.0/31.3/40.4/1Total Viewers...
ABC building Tuesday, ‘Dancing With The Stars’ 2nd most-watched at 8pm
Building its Tuesday Results Year to Year for the 4th Straight Week, ABC Surges Over the Year-Ago Night by 1.5 Million Viewers and by...