‘Olympics’ 1.5 million mobile video streams, the culture event
NBCOLYMPICS.COM AND NBC OLYMPICS MOBILE. NBC OLYMPICS MOBILE: 62 MILLION PAGE VIEWS: NBC's Olympics Mobile platforms (Mobile Web Site and iTunes App), through 12 days have amassed 62.4 million page views nearly
Analysis: NBC ‘Olympics’ vs ‘American Idol’ and ‘Lost’ Tuesday
25.2 Million Average Audience Through 12 Nights; More Than 4 Million More and 20% Higher Than 2006 Winter Games.Alan Wurtzel's Top 5 Research Learnings...
CBS, FCC continue Super Bowl battle
It’s been over six years since Janet Jackson had her costume incident during a Super Bowl halftime show, and the battle over the $550K...
Week 22: Broadcast 85, Cable 15
Although “American idol” on Fox was still the #1 show last week for the 18-49 demo, the Vancouver Olympics were huge for NBC Universal, on both broadcast and cable. According to the weekly merger by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) of data from The
Telemundo first for primetime HD en Espanol
Telemundo announced it will become the first Spanish language network in the US to broadcast its entire primetime programming slate in High-Definition when “Donde...
"Idol" gets the gold
The Winter Olympics on NBC were bested again on Tuesday by "American Idol" on fox.Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-498.9/225.4/142.6/71.9/51.3/30.2/1Adults 18-347.6/213.9/112.2/61.2/31.4/40.2/1Total Viewers (millions)23.95921.2126.4519.0595.5490.626Click here for...
Genachowski targets TV spectrum for broadband
FCC Chairman called spectrum “the oxygen of mobile broadband service,” and said that an excellent source of this “oxygen” is contained in the swath...
Profits soared for Washington Post Company
Net income shot up to $82.2 million, or $8.71 per share, in Q4 for the Washington Post Company from $18.8 million, or $2.01 per...
Comcast/NBCU hearing cast features three regulars
The parade of hearings on the proposed merger of Comcast and NBCU is getting to be like a typical television series – it has...
Tuesday’s 2 hour ‘American Idol’ wins the night over Olympics
Through five hours in head-to head-competition, AMERICAN IDOL is beating NBC’s Olympics by a substantial +48% among Adults 18-49 (8.6/21 vs. 5.8/14), +74% among...
ABC’s ‘LOST’ #1 scripted show on Tuesday wins 9pm
Tuesday Prime (8-11pm): Although airing against the Winter Olympics this year, ABC surged over the year-ago Tuesday for the 3rd week in a row,...
Charlie Sheen entering rehab
“Two and a Half Men” will be down a man for a while. Co-star Charlie Sheen is taking time off from the series to...
Report: Big job cuts at ABC News
The Los Angeles Times reports that as many as 300 staffers are being let go by ABC News. The report says the first phase...
Not your ordinary beauty pageants
Think you’ve seen it all when it comes to beauty pageants? Think again. TLC is presenting three programs in coming weeks that give you...
NBC wins Monday
The Olympics weren't as strong as the previous Monday, but NBC was still #1.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-495.4/143.0/82.5/72.4/61.6/40.9/2Adults 18-343.8/112.7/81.8/52.0/61.7/51.3/4Total Viewers (millions)21.079.207.797.443.982.09Click here for more...