Friday, October 3, 2025

Liberman Loses FCC Carriage Complaint Against Comcast

The FCC on Friday tossed claims by the Estrella TV owner that program carriage rules could be used in its fight against Comcast.

Nielsen: TV Homes Rise 1.7% For New Season

Nielsen says there are now 118.4 million TV homes in the U.S. and 301.7 million Persons 2+ in
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Study: Happiest OTT Users Aren’t ‘Cord-Cutters’

According to J.D. Power, “cord-cutters” are the unhappiest users of OTT services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime.

CMT Sets ‘Nashville’ Return For January

The country music-filled drama returns for season 5 on January 5, 2017, taking the 9pm slot on cable net CMT.

Forum Ends ND Impasse With DirecTV

The ABC affiliates in the North Dakota cities of Fargo and Bismarck are back on DirecTV. But the ABC station in Grand Forks, ND isn’t.

Has TV’s Ability To ‘Take Back’ Dollars From Digital Ended?

Analyst Michael Nathanson says TV’s unexpected return of dollars that had been reallocated to online advertising ended in Q2.

Satellite Capacity Rises for Olympics

SES reported a record uptake on its satellite capacity for the games in Rio compared to previous Olympics.
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Viewers Bought OTT TV Antennas for Olympics

Channel Master went for its own gold medal before the start of the Olympics.

Analyst: Paramount Sale Critical For Viacom

Analyst Michael Nathanson believes the best interim CEO can do “is sell 100% of Paramount to the highest bidder.”

Showtime Sues Charter Over Licensing Fees

The premium TV network joins Fox News Channel and Univision in assailing the MSO for using licensing agreements forged by

Pinterest ‘Promoted Video’ TV’s Latest Threat

Could the new video advertising format on the social media platform be the next threat to traditional TV advertising?

Bahakel Renews With Nielsen

Nielsen will continue to provide ratings estimates for its TV stations in five stations across the South.

Amazon Prime Puts Pilots In Free Flight

Emmy-nominated originals are being unlocked to nonsubscribers ahead of the awards as a tool for new subscribers.
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Netflix: Now In Your Hotel Room

An expanded agreement between the streaming video player and in-room entertainment company Enseo will bring Netflix to more hotel rooms.
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Pay-As-You-Go Cable, Internet Coming Soon

Comcast will begin rolling out its Xfinity Prepaid Services “refillable” subscription plans in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and