2009 revenues flat for The Nielsen Company
We’re betting that Brian West, CFO of The Nielsen Company, is a fan of “The Colbert Report,” based on his repeated use of “growthiness” in talking about future prospects for the company. West spoke to analysts in a conference call on Friday after
More “Blue Mountain State” ordered for Spike TV
Spike TV has picked up a second season of 13 episodes of its first original scripted comedy series, "Blue Mountain State." The series launched...
KELO’s laid-low tower possibly pre-ordained to fall
Young Broadcasting’s CBS KELO-TV Sioux Falls-Mitchell SD lost its tower during a particularly harsh winter, and now a branch of the Lower Brule Sioux...
Discovery tag-teams with Cablevision to topple must-carry
Basic cable programmer Discovery Channel believes it’s hard enough for a programming service to find space on local cable system lineups without the
Univision to debut Spanish “We Are The World” on Monday
Latin music superstars Ricky Martin and Luis Miguel, along with Mexican diva Gloria Trevi, reggaetón king Daddy Yankee, singer/actress Belinda and Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira...
NBC's Olympic broadcast w/ figure skating peaked Metered Markets
NBC's Olympic broadcast w/ figure skating peaked Metered MarketsOn the night (8 p.m. - 11:55 p.m.), NBC's Olympic broadcast that featured figure skating's ladies...
Thursday night, NBC’s ‘Olympics’ beats ‘American Idol’ again
Head to Head (8-9 p.m.) Olympics 19.2 Million, Idol 17.8 Million. Olympics Draws 22.9 Million Thursday Night. Olympics Vs. Idol From 8-9 p.m. Featured...
"Two and a Half Men" on top
Has Charlie Sheen’s recent publicity, albeit of a negative nature, boosted interest in his TV series? Off-network reruns of “Two and a Half Men”...
NBC wins Thursday
"American Idol" on Fox beat NBC's Olympics coverage in the 18-49 demo, but that was only for one hour of Thursday and NBC won...
Fox’ ‘American Idol’ comes in behind NBC’s ‘Olympics’
Last night’s, Thursday 2/25/10, AMERICAN IDOL Thursday Results Show posted a 6.4/17 and drew 17.8 million total Viewers, dominating the Vancouver Olympics telecast by...
Rihanna, Justin Bieber to perform at Nick's Kids' Choice Awards
Rihanna and teen pop star Justin Bieber will perform live at Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards hosted by actor/comedian Kevin James, from UCLA's...
Showtime launches interactive HD with FiOS
CBS Corporation’s Showtime Networks announced that it is teaming with Verizon’s FiOS TV to launch the first nationwide, high-definition interactive television application (iTV) using...
Donovan questions FCC focus on TV spectrum
Saying that television broadcasters are sitting on a mere 5.1% of “beachfront” spectrum, Association of Maximum Service Television President David Donovan wondered why the...
‘General Hospital’ No. 1 daytime program in women 18-34
ABC is Daytime’s No. 1 Network in Women 18-34 and Women 18-49“General Hospital” is the No. 1 Daytime Program in Women 18-34 the Week,...
Big year ahead for Univision
Univision Communications doesn’t provide financial guidance to Wall Street, but as they reported revenue gains for Q4, company executives were upbeat about 2010. Local...