Back to a tie
"Judge Judy" has pulled back into a tie for first place with "Wheel of Fortune" in the latest week's syndic ratings. The tally is...
TV revs in reverse, up slightly where it counts
The results are in for Q4 2007 and the year as a whole, and TVB reports that the latest TNS Media Intelligence/CMR revenue tally...
ABC announces early pick-ups
Tom Bergeron won’t have to worry about what he’s going to be doing next season. ABC announced early pickups of both of the primetime...
Credit crunch good for lawyers
A few days after being sued by Wachovia Corp., which wants to get out of its loan commitment, Newport Television has filed its own...
CBS in for the fight
CBS announced a multi-year deal with ProElite Inc. to bring mixed martial arts events to a major broadcast network for the first time. CBS...
Billy Ray Cyrus to host “Nashville Star”
NBC played this announcement for all it was worth. While appearing Wednesday on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Country singer and "Hannah Montana"...
Mixed January tallies
Whether January was an up month of not depended to a great extent on whether your television stations were in early primary states. Thus,...
CBS and ProElite bring martial arts to primetime
CBS and ProElite, an LA-based entertainment and media company that produces world class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, announced a multi-year agreement that will...
Judge orders NBC lawsuit to trial
A federal judge in New York has refused to throw out a lawsuit against NBC by the family of a former Texas prosecutor who...
NBC selects Pando Networks for video downloads
NBC Universal announced Pando has been selected to provide video delivery services for the new NBC Direct service. NBC Direct will offer free hi-res ...
75% of Oscars viewers didn't see Best Picture nominees yet
With no big box office hits nominated this year, only 23.7% of the people who watched the 80th Academy Awards telecast actually saw one...
News Corp. and Liberty complete swap
Rupert Murdoch is out of the US satellite TV business. News Corporation announced that it has completed its swap deal with John Malone's Liberty...
LIN sees auto improvement in 2008
LIN Television reported that automotive advertising, while down 1% for all of 2007, increased 5% for the company in Q4. In the company's quarterly...
Broadcast TV's 90% solution
Broadcast TV networks claimed 90 of the top 100 shows across broadcast and cable/satellite TV for the most recent week in the key 18-49...
A golden night at the Golden Mike
The Feb. 25 Golden Mike gala at the Waldorf honored Disney-ABC media honcho Anne Sweeney. The gala, attended by more than 300 of the...