“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. ...
Woody Allen responds to Dylan Farrow accusations
Earlier this month Dylan Farrow, Allen’s adopted daughter with his former wife Mia Farrow
US TV market shrank 9% in 2013
People are buying less new TV sets as the rush to flat screens has matured: The U.S. television market fell a steep 9% in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season Q4, which failed to compensate for low demand among Americans throughout the year, according to a new report:
The Bachelor Juan Pablo’s ocean swim ends in allergy attack
I’m back to thinking that Juan Pablo has some really great A+ options in his final group of 8 women. I don’t think we’ve ever gotten this far into a season of The Bachelor with so many promising prospects in the running still. But let’s start with the OBVIOUS mistake that Juan Pablo made this week. Didn’t he see Ben Flajnik’s season of The Bachelor? He should know that allowing a woman to seduce him into a night of ocean swimming despite an exotic location can never result in something good.
A11 Football League signs with ESPN
The new national A11Professional Football League (A11FL) announced its six inaugural team cities and an agreement with ESPN to broadcast two showcase games this...
Mediacom completes $475M in financing; gets upgrade
Mediacom Communications Corp. (MCCC) has completed a $250 million senior secured term loan and a $225 million revolving credit facility, pursuant to a new...
CNN nixes CNN Latino
CNN has shut down CNN Latino, its Spanish-language news division, after a year on-air. In December 2012, Cynthia Hudson-Fernández, GM of CNN en Español and Hispanic strategy for CNN, said the network hoped to target bilingual Latinos in the USA by selling eight-hour blocks of Spanish-language news programming to local TV stations.
NAB, COLTAM want more accurate local TV numbers from Nielsen
The NAB, with the support of the Committee on Local Television
FNC signs James Carville
FOX News Channel has hired Democratic strategist James Carville as a contributor, announced Bill Shine, EVP/Programming for the network. Carville will appear across various...
21st Century Fox’s fiscal Q2 up 15%
21st Century Fox's fiscal Q2 profit was half what it was a year ago, despite a better-than-expected 15% increase in revenue. The company reported revenue growth in all its major segments, but earnings only rose in its cable network segment.
LIN Media Q4 down on political, expenses
LIN Media Q4 net revenues decreased 6% to $183.9 million compared to $196.2 million in
CBS gets Thursday night NFL games
CBS won a bidding war to air eight early season Thursday night National Football League games during
Groundbreaking ceremony for CBS Columbia Square set (video)
Kilroy Realty Corp. acquired the historic Hollywood site for
Comcast keeps Houston Sports Network bankrupt
Comcast has won a bid to keep Houston Regional Sports Network in bankruptcy (as of 9/27/13) over the objections of Major League Baseball's Astros, whose games are carried on the channel. The ruling prevents the Astros from terminating its media rights agreement with the MSO.
Wheel of Fortune holding #1 spot with 12M+ viewers
Wheel of Fortune (CBS Television Distribution) continues its #1 streak at the top spot of the syndie ratings round-up, averaging more than 12 million...













