Obama-free Fox wins Wednesday
For all networks combined, President Obama had more viewers for his press conference, but Fox, which elected to send viewers to the press conference...
Disney to buy into Hulu
As has been rumored, Disney will to join NBC Universal, News Corp. and Providence Equity Partners as an equity owner of Hulu. ABC content will be available on Hulu as part of Disney's deal
Retrans standoff pulls two stations off cable
KGWN-TV Cheyenne, WY could not come to terms with Bresnan Communications on a new retransmission consent agreement, so KGWN’s signals were removed from Bresnan’s cable systems in Wyoming
Print outperforms TV at Meredith
But then, print at Meredith means magazines, not newspapers. TV ad revenues were down 31% in fiscal Q3 (January-March) and pacings for the current...
Hopping down the bunny trail with Blago?
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) was on his way to Costa Rica to participate in a new reality program called "I'm a Celebrity...Get...
Week 31: Broadcast 94; Cable/Satellite 6
In a repeat of the previous week, broadcast television networks claimed 94 of the top 100 programs for the key 18-49 demo. The top...
Revenue declines at McGraw-Hill
Broadcasting revenues were down 22.9% in Q1 at McGraw-Hill Companies. But the TV group is just a tiny part of the total operation and...
MTV is working nine and five for the Upfront
That’s nine new shows and five returning series on the programming slate at MTV. The Viacom cable net aims to hang onto its claim of having more top 10 shows than any other network for Persons 12-34
Verizon FiOS adds Sino TV
Verizon and Sino Television Inc., a privately held Chinese television company, announced a multiyear agreement on Tuesday to bring three Chinese-language channels to Verizon's...
Reality rules
With Fox's "American Idol" and ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" each moving closer to the crowning of a winner, the two reality competition shows...
Fox ducks Obama speech
When President Obama addresses the nation Wednesday night, he won’t quite have a rolling roadblock of major broadcast networks and cable news networks. Fox Broadcasting Network has decided to
"CSI: New York" bounces back
The shows at the top don't change much, but for the most recent week's syndicated TV ratings, "CSI: New York" has jumped back into...
Obamavision hits networks in the wallet
When President Barack Obama commandeers the airwaves next Wednesday, he’s hoping Americans will feel better about the direction of the nation
VCI Solutions unveils “Verity” at NAB
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, unveiled their newest product solution, entitled Verity, at this year’s NAB Show....
Women@NBCU Boards holds first meeting
The Women@NBCU advisory board held its first official board closed-door meeting 4/17 NBC Universal’s 30 Rock headquarters. With a nod to the all-female group...