CBS Corp. announces share repurchase plan
The company plans to initiate an accelerated share repurchase of $1.5 billion of its Class B common stock
CBS Q4 up on content licensing, distribution revenues
CBS Corp. saw revenues of $3.91 billion in Q4, up 6% from $3.70 billion in Q4 2012. This growth was
Comcast getting Time Warner Cable for $158.82/share
Comcast announced it has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock, or
Nielsen nixes broadband inclusion in local TV samples for now
Nielsen said it will delay its inclusion of broadband-only homes in
NBC to bring live spots to late night
NBC plans to test live commercials on its late-night television shows, similar to those
Sinclair scores stellar Q4
It was a very busy quarter for SBGI, but the company did very well and beat estimates: Net broadcast revenues increased 33.2% to
Aereo’s Supreme Court showdown date set
They’re officially on the docket: The Supreme Court issued an order 1/10 granting cert
FilmOn now “teleports” broadcast TV
FilmOn, the VOD and broadcast TV streaming provider (similar to Aereo) from Greek billionaire Alki David, is adding a new service that lets viewers remotely watch local TV broadcasts.
CBS expands licensing deal with Hulu
CBS has expanded its licensing deal with Hulu to bring more content to the service. The new licensing deal brings more than 5,300 episodes of CBS shows to the Hulu Plus streaming service. The agreement covers both recent and classic shows.
Media General details plans on KRON-TV relocation
Media General announced plans to move the operations of KRON-TV, its MyNetworkTV affiliate in
TVFreedom.org adds Entravision, ZGS, more
TVfreedom.org, the coalition of local broadcasters, community advocates, network television affiliate associations, multicast networks and more
Utah court to hear Aereo Case
The U.S. District Court will hear broadcasters’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the streaming service on 2/11. This, as SCOTUS plans to look at the copyright infringement allegations from broadcasters against Aereo.
34 Comcast email servers hacked
Last week, Comcast said it is investigating a claim by a hacker group that claims to have broken
Scripps buying two more stations
E.W. Scripps is acquiring two stations owned by Granite Broadcasting–Detroit MyNetworkTV affiliate
“Wheel’s” run as #1 with 12M+ viewers continues
Wheel of Fortune (CBS Television Distribution) once again holds the top spot with more than 12 million viewers, for the week of January 20-26. ...