AFTRA strikes new deal with networks
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative agreement with the Big Four television networks and producers on the Network...
MSOs pact for targeted ad sales in “Project Canoe”
Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications and Bright House Networks are making plans for a jointly owned company that would allow...
Network news ratings down
Presidential campaign coverage has helped the cable news networks increase or at least maintain their primetime audience levels versus last year. No such story...
Trump bumped to cable
With ratings for “Celebrity Apprentice” going nowhere but down, NBC Universal has pulled the finale from the NBC schedule. Instead, the two-hour wrap-up will...
Seinfeld returning to NBC?
The New York Post reports that Jerry Seinfeld is in talks with NBC to return to the network with a new series. The report...
Retrans battle into extra innings
Friday at midnight was to have been the deadline for Cox Communications in Kansas to sign a retransmission consent agreement with Gray Television or...
Media General spins begin
Morris Multimedia will have a new market to call its largest, and Media General will have one station off the shelf once the sale...
KRON sales negotiations continue
However, Young Broadcasting says a sale announcement is unlikely for the San Francisco station by the time Q1 ends this month. Excluding KRON-TV (Ch....
Week 23: Cable puts five in top 100
The weird thing, though, is that three of those five were the same program - three different showings of the movie "Wedding Crashers" on...
Auto gains for Univision TV, but radio soars
The Hispanic media giant had a pretty good Q4 overall, with revenues up 6.1% to 544.3 million and operating income up 10.9% to 512.8...
NBC sets Olympic summer sked tie-ins
“NBC’s All-American Summer” will celebrate America, its communities, athletes, songs, heroes, talent and Gladiators all summer long as the network leads up to its...
Q4 down, but auto up at Nexstar
Automotive led the ad category increases for Nexstar in Q4, with CEO Perry Sook crediting the nearly 10% improvement credited mostly to local dealership...
Pat Sajak back on top
"Judge Judy" dropped back to 2nd place in the weekly syndicated TV battle, as "Wheel of Fortune" broke the tie and claimed sole possession...
NBC Local Media acquires Skycastle
NBC Universal's Local Media group, the operation anchored by its O&O TV stations, announced its second major investment in the last two months, acquiring...
Trial over Clear Channel TV sale set for next month
A Delaware Chancery Court judge has set trial for April 7th on whether Wachovia is legally bound to finance about a half billion of...