Florida downturn taking its toll on Media General
Adding the contribution of the four new NBC affiliates purchased from NBC Universal, April revenues for Media General were up 7.7% to 93.3 million....
TV revenues dropped in Q1
No surprise, since there were no Winter Olympics this year, nor federal elections. The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) reports that station revenues were...
Another week, another Idol victory
What's unique this week, though, is that while "American Idol" on Fox was the highest rated show of the week, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" snuck...
EchoStar wins patent lawsuit
A federal jury in Texas has ruled invalid a patent held by Forgent Networks, which had sued EchoStar for over 200 million bucks for...
CNN and Internet Broadcasting team up
CNN is now an equity investor in Internet Broadcasting, joining Hearst-Argyle, Post-Newsweek, McGraw-Hill and Split Rock Partners as owners of the nation's largest publisher...
Fox set to win season in 18-49, CBS in viewers
"American Idol" wraps up its season tonight, but the ratings monster has already done its work for Fox. With the 2006-2007 television season finishing...
Lehman: thoughts on the upfront
In a report titled "Thoughts to Entertain," Lehman Global Equity Research previewed the broadcast network Upfront presentations, as they expect total dollars generated by...
Entravision signs multicast deal in 10 markets
Entravision has signed up to carry digital multicasts of newly launched bilingual music/entertainment network LATV in 10 markets, including five of the top 25...
Gannett down across the board
April was a downer for Gannett Company. Newspaper ad revenues declined 3.1% 467.1 million and circulation was down 0.8% to 118.5 million. The month...
What came first, the show or the violent crime?
Is it true that "there is overwhelming evidence that exposure to violence on television causes aggression..., that there is no longer any legitimate debate...
Line forms for the auction block: LIN also for sale
LIN Television's stock was up 3.7% on Thursday as speculators bet that it would soon follow Nexstar in putting itself up for sale. Sure...