Local the driver at Barrington
Like most television companies, Barrington Broadcasting Group got a Q3 boost from political advertising, so total revenues rose 13.3%. But in its quarterly conference...
Young calls off efforts to sell KRON
Young Broadcasting is no longer trying to sell its largest station, MyNetworkTV affiliate KRON-TV San Francisco. After more than 10 months of negotiations with potential buyers, having officially put the station on the auction block in January, Young announced late yesterday
A pattern emerges
And that pattern for this new television season is similar to the previous year. "Wheel of Fortune" is the 900-pound gorilla in syndicated television,...
Big numbers for Latin Grammys
Based on data from Nielsen, Univision estimates that more than 11 million people watched some or all of Thursday’s live broadcast of the Latin...
Ratings biz still grows for Nielsen
Yes, there have been precipitous declines for the industries it serves, said CEO David Calhoun, but The Nielsen Company still managed to grow Q3 revenues by 6% – or 3% if you adjust for currency
Disney star signs with NBU Uni
NBC has signed Hilary Duff to a one-year, exclusive, talent and development deal to star in her own series that would also allow her...
PTC rates primetime kidvid
The Parents Television Council has taken a look at the 20 shows with the highest Nielsen ratings for the 12-17 demographic and rated them...
Buzz is good for ACME
ACME Communications reported that Q3 revenues rose 5% to $8.5 million. That was due to only a 1% increase at its stations, but supercharged...
PTC praises MSNBC
The Parents Television Council says that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough did a rare thing – he apologized profusely for an on-air indiscretion that sent...
NBC and Fox team up in local news
Beginning in Philadelphia in January and then expanding to other markets, NBC Local Media and the Fox Television Stations are teaming up to share local news gathering resources. But while they’ll have
Comedy Central to shoot two pilots
Comedy Central has commenced production on two new pilots, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development. The pilots are...
A&E ordered to flip over $4 million
A federal jury in Charleston, SC has awarded $4 million in damages to “Flip This House” creator Richard Davis. A&E is expected to appeal...
NBC breaks a new record
We’re talking about the type of record normally associated with radio – a new song. NFL fans will be treated to new music from...
BCS Championship may leave broadcast TV
ESPN is reportedly trying to outbid Fox and take the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) which crowns the #1 college football team to cable, beginning...
Election night strong for cable
Cable/satellite networks put an unusually strong tally of nine shows in the top 100 for the lucrative 18-49 demo in week seven of the...