Scatter pricing holding strong
It appears that advertisers who bought in the Upfront got a bargain – and that the networks were smart to hold back inventory.“We believe...
ABC claims victory on Soft Thursday night
ABC can claim ratings victory for Thursday night, but "Grey's Anatomy" posted its season low. Click on the headline for the chart from TV...
BET News roundtable to follow State of the Union
Amidst the war on terror, the healthcare crisis, a struggling economy and the recent tragedy in Haiti, our first African American president, Barack Obama...
TNT greenlights three new series
As part of a continuing strategy to expand its slate of original programming, TNT has given the greenlight to three new original series: a...
NBCU profits down as parent GE beats expectations
Q4 net earnings of just over $3 billion were better than Wall Street had expected for General Electric. The worst performer, by far, was...
Oxnard Spanish station agrees to decree
KBEH-TV, which brings MTV’s Hispanic network to the Los Angeles DMA from its perch to the north in Oxnard, has settle an indecency proceeding...
Watchdog fires preemptive shot at SB advertiser
Morality in Media says that GoDaddy.com is likely getting set to push the boundaries of acceptability with its advertising on the CBS broadcast of...
Nielsen adding Internet viewing to C3 ratings
Nielsen announced a timetable for adding online viewing of television programs into its TV ratings – including the C3 ratings – for the first...
Scripps Networks back on Cablevision
The financial standoff that had knocked the Food Network and HGTV off Cablevision systems as of New Year’s Day has been resolved. Scripps Networks...
‘Lady Gaga’ goes one-on-one w/ Barbara Walters on 20/20
ABC News’ “20/20” will broadcast live from New York following the “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon with reports...
Kohl puts Comcast/NBCU on the schedule
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, under the gavel of Herb Kohl (D-WI), will have executives...
Idol triumphant for Fox
What did you expect? Of course Fox won Wednesday night.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-496.6/173.3/92.3/61.4/41.4/40.5/1Adults 18-345.5/172.2/72.0/61.4/41.0/30.5/2Total Viewers (millions)18.5711.856.053.605.351.26Click here for more from TV by the...
LATV Expands Programming Lineup
LATV, the first Latino-owned national television entertainment network, announced today that, beginning February 1st, it was expanding its movie franchise L-FLIK to seven days...
Meredith beats expectations, forecasts improvement
“Looking broadly across our businesses, we’re continuing to see improving trends in advertising. However, advertising revenues are still weak compared to historic levels and...
Broadcast Facilities buys satellite unit of Crawford Communications
Broadcast Facilities, a media services company owned by private equity and investment firm Wasserstein & Co. announced the acquisition of the Satellite Services Division...