NAB disputes ACA complaint
The American Cable Association says that egregious retransmission requests by broadcasters is hurting its membership. The National Association of Broadcasters is stunned, since a...
TV tower collapses in Joplin, MO
About half of the television tower at Nexstar’s KSNF-TV (NBC) in Joplin came down Friday morning shortly after 7 a.m. A large section of...
Gray Q1 down 14%
Gray Television’s Q1 had total net revenue down $9.6 million, or 14%, to $61.4 million due primarily to increased retransmission revenue offset by decreased...
Three more days of ratings
Nielsen is catching up on its computer processing backlog. Fox had “American Idol” on Tuesday and Wednesday, so of course it won both days...
Fox and CBS are delayed ratings winners
At last, The Nielsen Company has corrected computer problems and issued ratings for the week of April 27 through May 3. Fox, powered by...
Frank Melton dead at 60
Jackson, MS Mayor Frank Melton, former CEO/GM of WLBT-TV, collapsed after losing the Democratic primary this week and died early Thursday at a hospital....
NBCU commits to health and wellness; launches Snyderman
NBC Universal launched a comprehensive, companywide effort to expand its commitment to create content specifically designed to educate and inform its audience on important...
Comedies on Television: Media Insights
The television sitcom, once the foundation of any successful broadcast network’s schedule, seems to be on a downward spiral. Over the past several years, as long-running hits such as
Nielsen again delivering ratings data
The Nielsen Company says computer processing problems have been resolved.Delayed weekly ratings data for April 27 – May 3 has been delivered, as have...
Rupert Murdoch: “The worst is over”
That prophecy came as News Corporation reported that profits were flat for the past quarter. In the current economy, that’s an outcome that many
FCC wants DTV soft test
Stations still operating an analog stream are being asked to participate in a nationwide DTV test on 5/21/09 by the FCC. The plan is...
Bravo makes blind bet
NBC Universal’s Bravo announced that it has given a blind multi-project development deal to Picture This Television, two-time Emmy winners for their work on...
Q1 revenues down 18.4% for Sinclair
That Q1 decline was less than less than Wall Street had expected and less than the company’s guidance. Even so, CEO David Smith says...
ION inks deal with Warner Bros
Reinforcing a commitment to build its primetime schedule with high-profile, event-driven programming, ION Television has acquired a major new feature film package from Warner...
Nielsen ratings delayed
TV ratings for the week of April 27 to May 3 are not yet available from The Nielsen Company, as data from Sunday, May...