Saturday, September 14, 2024

CBS in Yahoo! video deal

Yahoo! TV has gained access to CBS content its latest deal to become an online clearing house for popular video. The CBS Audience Network...

Week 5: Univision solid No. 1 Friday night 18-34 demo

Ranks as the #1 Network for the 30th Consecutive Friday Night among Adults 18-34 Continues to be #2 Among Adults 18-34 in 2011 to Date...
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Media Bureau Sets Comment Period For WBD Waiver Request

The FCC's Media Bureau will consider a petition filed June 14 by Warner Bros. Discovery that seeks regulatory approval for a limited waiver of the Commission’s requirement that covered entities provide a certain amount of audio described programming per calendar quarter.

Broadway stagehands to go on strike, too

NYC has picket lines everywhere: Broadway stagehands union Local One (stagehands, and the League of American Theatres and Producers) went on strike on Saturday,...

FCC will air out Comcast/NBCU in Chicago

As expected, the FCC will take its show on the road as it examines the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. The session...

Breaking: Dish Network and Fox strike a deal

There will be no blackout of Fox O&O stations (and the World Series) on Dish Network's satellite service. The two parties announced a new...

The live premiere of the BET AWARDS '10 on Sunday, June 27, drew 7.4 Million Total Viewers, making it the #1 cable awards show...

BIA/Kelsey Gets Social By Agreeing To Share

Station-level social media data for the top 100 U.S. local television markets is being woven in to BIA/Kelsey's signature data and analytical software — MEDIA Access Pro — and the new ADVantage advertising dashboard offering.

Political buy delays first pitch

If the World Series goes to six games, Major League Baseball has agreed to delay the start of the game by a few minutes,...

The Bachelor, Episode 2: Jumping off buildings, romance novel cover photos and a prank

I’ve had a few days now to recover from my DVR not recording the beginning of The Bachelor this week.  It turns out that...

Finale of 'The Biggest Loser 10' tipped the scales with 11 million viewers

Patrick House winner after losing 181 lbs. in six months. House (no pun) entered the competition tipping the scale at 400 lbs. House from...

Mobile Content Venture to roll out mobile TV service in 20 markets

According to the market research firm In-Stat, the U.S. mobile DTV sector will reach more than 30 million ATSC Mobile DTV devices expected to...

A Remote Media Workflow Installation for Gray in Alabama

Bitcentral Inc., the provider of "efficient media workflows" in the U.S. and Latin America, has completed its first-ever remote installation. This involved refreshing hardware for Gray Television's NBC affiliate in Montgomery, Ala.

Fox dances through another Thursday

"So You Think You Can Dance" carried Fox to another Thursday win in the 18-49 demo.Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-491.9/71.7/61.6/51.2/40.9/30.4/2Adults 18-341.6/61.2/41.8/71.0/40.7/30.4/2Total Viewers (millions)6.0587.1443.7813.3233.3811.264Click here...

'Jay Leno' out-delivered Monday's ratings for 'Late-Night' TV Metered Markets

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.2/8 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.4/6) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (2.8/6)...