CBS and Fox claim the week
The latest week had CBS on top in Households for its scripted fare, while Fox stepped up its game in the key 18-49 demo.In...
Quarter dropping double digits for Belo
Q4 pacings have gotten worse since Belo told investors in early November that the quarter was heading down 8%. CEO Dunia Shive updated that...
20M households request coupons
The DTV coupon project being run by NTIA has processed requests from over 20M households, requesting just about 40M digital to analog converter boxes....
Leno moving to prime time
Jay Leno won’t be leaving NBC when Conan O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show.” Instead, the Peacock net has cut a new deal with...
Television networks facing a tough year
“The consumer is not consuming,” CBS Corp. Chief Research Officer David Poltrack told the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York to sum up the challenges
RLJ’s content mall concept
Robert Johnson has spelled out his plans for the Urban Television Venture which he’s trying to kick off in a unique partnership between his...
Bravo renews four
Bravo announced the renewal of four of the network's most popular docu-series, "Flipping Out," "The Rachel Zoe Project," "Million Dollar Listing" and "Tabatha's Salon...
Cable is driving NBC Universal
“I’m incredibly bullish on our diversification,” NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker told the UBS media conference Monday. Six years ago the company was 90% reliant on
Battle for #2 continues
This time it's "Two and a Half Men" back in sole possession of the #2 slot in syndicated TV, still behind "Wheel of Fortune"...
Shake-up at NBC
Look for NBC Universal to announce major management changes this week in its Entertainment unit. Numerous reports say Katherine Pope, who headed the NBCU...
Moody’s negative on Nexstar
Nexstar is the latest television company to have its credit ratings downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service – along with a negative outlook for the future. Moody’s says it doesn’t look like retrans and Internet
CBS News teams up with BusinessWeek
McGraw-Hill’s BusinessWeek has formalized its relationship with CBS News, creating an ongoing partnership to collaborate on stories and segments to be broadcast on the “CBS Evening News
Fox gets huge response to Simpsons episode on “Islamophobia”
Following an action alert sent out by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Fox television network reported receiving an overwhelming positive response from community...
Adelstein wants to link tech savvy with DTV needy
Addressing the Government Video Technology Expo in Washington, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said one of the key elements of a
NBC details midseason schedule
NBC unveiled its post-January mid-season schedule that features the series premieres of the new drama "Kings" (March 19) with a two-hour event, plus the...