DirecTV accesses the Wall Street debt market
DirecTV sold $4 billion of debt at some impressive interest rates.
Dance tops Talent
The next to last episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" led Fox to a victory with adults 18-49 for Wednesday night, beating...
John King joins the NBA (TV)
NBA TV, the league’s 24-hour network, will premiere its first newsmagazine, True NBA, on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. (ET). Hosted by CNN's...
NAB, Sinclair Team To Slay Media Ownership Reform Stay
The NAB, along with Sinclair Broadcast Group, on Friday filed a 42-page motion with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a formal response to the request of Prometheus Radio Project and Media Mobilizing Project that the Court issue an emergency stay on the FCC’s media ownership reform order. What do the NAB and Sinclair want? A "move for leave," which would allow them to file their answer to questions as to why a stay shouldn't be granted.
NBC won Sunday with golf
The final round of the US Open filled most of primetime on Sunday for NBC and carried the Peacock Net to a ratings victory.Sunday...
Small broadcasters push back against FCC spectrum grab
A coalition of local television station operators, including operators of religious and low power stations, is preparing to stand firm to protect
ABC: Strongest Thursday since October
Monday: At 9pm versus the second hour of NBC’s The Voice and CBS’ original comedies (2 Broke Girls/Mike & Molly), part 2 of Extreme...
Ratings for episode 4 of Starz' "Spartacus: Blood and Sand"
Despite heavy competition from the Olympics opening ceremony (18.1 HH rating/30 share for Prime Time), NBA All-Star programming, and the beginning of the holiday...
Reorganization at Fox
News Corporation announced that Peter Rice, Entertainment Chairman of Fox Networks Group, now will oversee FX Networks as well as Fox Broadcasting Company. And...
Cedar City, Utah Channel 14 Sold
Southwest Media has sold a TV station and two digital TV translators in Utah.
Belo revenues surge on Olympics, political, more auto
The renewed purchase of airtime by automobile manufacturers, the emerging economy and the presence of the up side of the two-year election/Olympics cycle are...
‘Tiger Woods’ playing Augusta, ‘Masters’ analysis of Johnny Miller
Tiger Woods will return to golf and it will be at the Masters next month."IF HE WANTS TO WIN AT AUGUSTA, WHICH HE DOES,...
TVB reports that TV ad sales are improving
Q4 numbers from the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) show another negative quarter – but maybe the last one for a while. The organization says current indications point to a positive number for Q1
22 million watch Democrats, night one
Nielsen Media Research reports that Monday night’s kickoff of the Democratic National Convention from Denver scored a Household rating of 15.1. That’s the combined...
ISM International buys slots on European cable net targeting 11 countries
ISM International has signed a long term agreement with Global Broadcasting & Syndication and acquired a minimum of 5 million dollars in air time...