Baseball brings Fox a win
The American League Championship series went to the maximum seven games, boosting Fox to an easy win for the week in both 18-49 and...
Meredith and Comcast in VOD deal
Meredith announced that its Parents TV video on demand service will debut on Comcast's On Demand service in December. Kimberly-Clark's Huggies brand has signed...
"Starter Wife" coming back as a series
"The Starter Wife" miniseries was such a hit for NBC Universal's USA Network that it is coming back as a series. Debra Messing will...
"Viva Laughlin" put out of its misery
After two episodes with dismal ratings and worse reviews, CBS has dumped "Viva Laughlin," a strange attempt at a combination drama and musical. "The...
Commercial rankings for August
TiVo announced its Top Commercial Rankings for August, as viewed by TiVo subscribers. For the second month in row, TNT claimed several top highest...
Nielsen reveals top markets, days for candy sales
Halloween is the season of ghosts, goblins, and most of all, candy. According to The Nielsen Company, U.S. consumers are expected to purchase more...
CNBC launches "Investor Network"
CNBC has launched the "CNBC Investor Network," which will take viewers live to trading floors across America to provide real-time, instant analysis of what...
PTC uses stock as ticket to bully pulpit
The Parents Television Council has members with a piece of News Corp., and took advantage of a shareholders meeting to protest some of the...
Private equity slips out of Harman deal
Two private equity firms, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company (KKR) and GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs), have been let out of...
Colbert campaign raising cash
Not for the Comedy Central star's faux presidential campaign, but rather real cash for a website that directs donations to school projects that need...
Decherd's wife injured
Belo Corporation issued a statement Friday on the condition of Maureen Decherd, wife of CEO Robert Decherd. She was reported to be in critical...
Scripps grant to UT
A half million bucks grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation will fund construction of a new media laboratory for the University of Tennessee's College...
CBS picks up two for season
The Eye net has given a full season order to one of its newbies, the comedy "The Big Bang Theory." Also getting an order...
Tyler TV headed for London
KYTX-TV, serving CBS fare to the Tyler-Longview DMA from its perch in Nacogdoches TX, is changing hands. The Channel 19 station is going form...
Smart Television Alliance kicks off
There's a new watchdog in town. The goal of Smart Television Alliance, according to STA co-chair and National PTA President Jan Harp Domene: "By...