Black Broadcasting Network launches on Verizon FiOS TV VOD
The Black Broadcasting Network (BBN), an African American owned and operated Cable Network by Pioneers, Entertainment Attorney Ricky Anderson and Yusef Muhammad, is now...
SPEED strikes deal for FIA Formula One World Championship
SPEED and Formula One Management have reached an agreement to extend a relationship that dates back to 1996, the network’s first full season on...
Ion set to exit Chapter 11
Ion Media Networks says it has completed the financial reorganization it began in May and is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....
‘Hannah Montana’ stars in new Disney XD live-action comedy
DISNEY XD ORDERS A NEW LIVE-ACTION COMEDY SERIES “PAIR OF KINGS”Mitchel Musso ("Hannah Montana," "Phineas and Ferb") and Doc Shaw ("The Suite Life on...
Big night for football and "Survivor"
The finale of "Survivor: Samoa" drew a big audience for CBS on Sunday night, but it was still beaten by NFL "Sunday Night Football,"...
PBS signs for national Nielsen ratings
PBS announced that for the first time ever, the non-commercial network has implemented a full-time Nielsen ratings service providing comprehensive demographic ratings weekly for...
Huckabee had pick of cable nets
Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is now hosting his own program on Fox News Channel (not to mention ABC Radio...
NBC’s Sunday Night Football battled ‘Survivor: Samoa’
From 8:30-11:45 p.m., NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, featuring the Minnesota Vikings at the Carolina Panthers, averaged a 12.0/19 in metered-market households. Fast affiliate-based ratings currently...
‘Survivor: Samoa’ tallies larger audience over last year
THE TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE OF "SURVIVOR: SAMOA" DELIVERS A LARGER AUDIENCE THAN LAST YEAR"Survivor: Samoa" Posts Year-to-Year Growth Across all Metrics on CBS.comThe two-hour...
Reality show gets post-Super Bowl spot
In an unusual move, CBS has given the slot immediately following February 7th Super Bowl broadcast not to a scripted series, but to a new reality show. CBS will use the high-visibility time slot
CBS unveils mid-season
CBS will premiere its new reality series, Undercover Boss, following CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XLIV, Sunday, Feb 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM,...
‘Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains’ Premieres w/ ‘Undercover Boss’
A 'SUPER' PREMIERE FOR "UNDERCOVER BOSS" New Reality Series "Undercover Boss" to Debut in Post Super Bowl Slot on Feb. 7, Before Moving to...
‘Muppets Christmas’ and ‘WWE’s Tribute’ held for NBC Saturday night
From 8-9 p.m., an encore telecast of A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS: LETTERS TO SANTA averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.3 million viewers overall. From 9-10...
"Jay Leno" matched its top Friday rating
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Law & Order” (1.2 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2...
Management shakeup at Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications announced a realignment at its US networks portfolio. Missing from the new management structure is long time Discovery Channel President/GM John Ford....