Local news hurting but profitable
Affiliates of all four major networks are experiencing declines in viewership of their local news offerings, according to Nielsen research, and although some in...
Ireland upped at GE; NBCU looking for new Stations/Network Operations Chief
General Electric announced NBC Universal stations chief Jay Ireland is leaving his role for President/CEO of GE Asset Management. GE, of course, is NBCU's...
CBS to stream soaps: Gerber first sponsor
For the first time, CBS Daytime programming will be made available online. Beginning today CBS Interactive will stream full episodes of the popular soaps...
FCC opens proceeding on Fox NYC duopoly
Many media watchdogs have their problems with Rupert Murdoch, and they are particularly howling in New York City about his News Corporation, since it...
History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers hauls in the numbers
The History Channel series premiere of Ice Road Truckers, which debuted Sunday night at 10pm, hauled in a record number of viewers, making it...
DiPasquale leaning toward KC?
The Clear Channel television group is used to looking to San Antonio TX for its corporate direction, but that is expected to change when...
Meredith adds an online feature
Television and magazine company Meredith Corporation has picked up an internet interest which may be of interest to its audience of 75M women that...
DIY launches "Celebrity Rides"
DIY Network, on Sunday, June 24 at 9 p.m. ET, debuts "Celebrity Rides," the net's newest automotive franchise. Featuring high profile personalities and their...
Bob Barker endorses Rosie for TPIR
Life after "The View": Bob Barker has endorsed his friend Rosie O'Donnell as a possible successor on "The Price Is Right," although the newly...
Retrans deal with Verizon FiOS
Nexstar Broadcasting Group has reached a multi-year agreement with Verizon for retransmission services through Verizon's fiber-optic powered FiOS TV service. The deal gives Verizon...
Lehman: TV sports rights update
In this week's "Thoughts To Entertain," Lehman Global Equity Research took a closer look at media company ownership of the broadcast rights to the...
PermissionTV secures 9 Million in growth capital
PermissionTV, an interactive Internet video technology platform provider, announced it has closed a new nine million bucks round of financing. In the past year,...
Nexstar signs FiOS retrans
Having already signed retransmission agreements for compensation by various cable MSOs, Nexstar announced that it has signed a retrans agreement with Verizon for the...
Nielsen says A2/M2 on track
Marking the one year anniversary of its Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement initiative (A2/M2), Nielsen has sent clients a progress report claiming success in its...
"Bravo Media" debuts
NBCU's Bravo has unveiled "Bravo Media," a new global, multimedia content company that will broaden its focus to program and market to every consumer...