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...
Not quite a clean sweep for NBC
Seven nights of Olympics coverage gave NBC the top six shows in the week’s Households ratings, but Tuesday was beaten by “American Idol” on Fox and had to settle for 8th place. In the big money 18-49
Wk 22: CBS’s reality Trio: ‘Survivor’ ‘Undercover Boss’ ‘Amazing Race’ hold strong
CBS's REALITY TRIO DELIVERS STRONG RATINGS OPPOSITE OLYMPIC COMPETITION"Undercover Boss" is Sunday's Top Entertainment Program in Viewers and Demos"The Amazing Race 16" Posts Week-to-Week...
Week 22: ABC has 4 gold in top 15; ‘The Bachelor’ solid gold
ABC Delivers 4 of the Week’s Top 15 TV Programs Among Adults 18-49, Including 4 of the Top 8 Non-Olympic Shows and the Top...
NBC takes gold ratings w/ Olympics week Feb 8-15
With potent ratings for its primetime Olympics coverage, NBC ranked #1 in every key measure for the week of February 15-21, averaging a 6.7...
‘American Idol’ held Fox together for week Feb 8 -15
A gold medal performance from Tuesday’s AMERICAN IDOL and double-digit growth from Sunday’s animated originals of THE SIMPSONS, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, and AMERICAN DAD...
News Corp. stakes out Mideast media territory
Rotana, a multimedia company operating a television network, radio network, film library and recording company in the Middle East, has just issued shares of stock, and they are being snapped up by