Nielsen ratings delayed by power outage
Weekly TV ratings from The Nielsen Company were supposed to come out on Tuesday, but that didn’t happen. Overnight ratings from Monday were also...
Nexstar taps Cable Audit Associates for retrans work
Nexstar Broadcasting Group has selected Cable Audit Associates Inc. (CAA) to provide financial management outsourcing services in support of the station group’s retransmission consent...
Affiliates set Vegas powwows
The NAB announced that the affiliate boards of directors for ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox will all hold meetings in Las Vegas during the...
Liberman confident that Estrella TV will work
2009 was hardly an attractive year to launch a new television network, with the nation in a deep recession. But LBI Media Holdings President and CEO Lenard Liberman told analysts in his
Senators want probe of Honolulu SSA
John Kerry (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski asking for a probe into the use of shared services
Computer problems delay Nielsen Overnights
The Nielsen Company reports that “server problems” have caused data delays, so Monday overnight ratings numbers will be late. There was no immediate word...
MTV nails rights to Michael Jackson film
“Michael Jackson's This Is It” is already a box office hit, with more than $220 million in ticket sales. Now Viacom’s MTV Networks has acquired the exclusive US television rights to air the film featuring
CW’s ‘SMALLVILLE’ Matches Season Highs
“SMALLVILLE” SCORES LARGEST AUDIENCE OF THE SEASONSMALLVILLE Matches Season Highs with Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 SMALLVILLE Ranks #1 from 8:00-9:00p.m. in Young Men DemosThe...
Football wins on Sunday
Not only did "Sunday Night Football" carry NBC to the top of the ratings on Sunday night, an NFL run-over into primetime helped Fox...
USA renews WWE for four more years
“WWE Monday Night Raw” is staying on NBC Universal’s USA Network for four more years. The parties announced a renewal deal that will extend
FTC moves to stop BlueHippo
The Federal Trade Commission says that BlueHippo, a consumer technology-buying service advertised on television, is collecting money from customers but is not delivering the...
ABC hits Sunday-Season highs in total viewers
Beating Out its Non-Sports Driven Competition on CBS, ABC Hits Sunday Season-Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49“America’s Funniest Home Videos” Draws its Biggest...
Fox’s ‘THE SIMPSONS’ improve their Sunday standings
Last night,11/15/09, FOX’s animated comedies combined with an NFL over-run to rank No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and...
Sunday night Football, Patriots vs Colts, carries NBC win
From 8:30-11:45 p.m., NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, featuring the New England Patriots at the Indianapolis Colts, averaged a 15.1/24 in metered-market householdsFast affiliate-based ratings...
LIN back in NYSE’s good graces
The New York Stock Exchange has confirmed what LIN TV Corp. had already reported – the company is back in compliance with the NYSE’s...