Bidding war predicted for 2014 and 2016 Olympics
NBC Universal will no doubt be a strong bidder to retain its long-held US broadcast rights to the Olympic Games. But USA Today reports...
Meredith and Interactivation form video partnership
Meredith Corporation and Interactivation (www.Interactivation.com) announced a strategic partnership that will bring video content created across Meredith's national and local brand platforms to more...
Monday: The Eye has it
CBS won Labor Day primetime in 18-49 and total viewers.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-491.9/51.4/41.4/41.3/40.9/20.4/1Adults 18-341.2/41.4/50.9/31.1/30.6/20.4/1Total Viewers (millions)6.503.575.944.214.11.996Click here for more from TV by the...
"Wheel" reclaims the lead
"Wheel of Fortune" was tops in both total viewers and household ratings in the most recent week's ratings reported by the Syndicated Network Television...
Last-minute reprieve for CHEK-TV
When last we reported on the fate of CHEK-TV Victoria, British Columbia, Canwest Global Communications had said a $2.5 million bid by employees to...
ESPN extends NFL rights in Europe
Overseas interest in American football is growing, with many Europeans now following the NFL. To that end, ESPN America announced a four-year extension of...
TiVo and Dish/EchoStar go another round in court
Both sides claimed victory Friday after a Federal Judge in Texas awarded more money to TiVo in its ongoing patent fight with Dish Network...
Minorities account for most TVHH gains
A recent Nielsen report showed the most modest projected gain in TV households – 400K – in ten years, a gain of 0.3%. It has broken it down further, and showed that the biggest gains are among
Spending on global warming heats up
More green is coming from green watchdogs in the battle for television airwave dominance on the climate change issue. But opponents of legislation are...
No kidding around about Disney ratings
We remember when we were children, back when we had three commercial networks, a couple of indies and a PBS station to choose from...
CBS slides through a Vaseline Emmy promotion
Unilever is sponsoring a “Breakthrough Performance of the Year” competition for the CBS broadcast of the “61st Primetime Emmy Awards.” The online voting will...
DirecTV ads local HD in Lexington
Lexington, KY becomes the 129th market where DirecTV is offering local broadcast TV signals in HD. The nation’s largest satellite TV company says it...
Imus confirmed for Fox Business News
It was the worst kept secret in broadcasting, but now Fox Business Network (FBN) has confirmed that it will be the new cable simulcast home of the “Imus in the Morning” radio show
Reality rules Wednesday
"Wipeout" led ABC to a victory in 18-49 ratings and "America's Got Talent" led NBC to a victory in total viewers, so Wednesday night...
Breaking: Imus heading to FBN
As rumored, the Citadel-syndicated "Imus in the Morning" radio show will be simulcast live on Fox Business Network, with FBN setting the debut for...