Thursday, June 25, 2026

Gavel

Watchdog quantifies incentive auction questions

Do you have questions about how the incentive auction process will work its magic – converting broadcast spectrum to mobile broadband spectrum while enriching the US Treasury? If you said yes, you are not alone – the Digital Policy Institute poses the top ten questions about the process.
CBS

CBS wins Wednesday, ABC has top show

ABC won the second hour Wednesday night with a strong performance by Modern Family, but CBS took hours one and three, relegating ABC to...
Viacom

Viacom reports a strong fiscal Q4

The media conglomerate’s fiscal Q4 increased 9% to $3.65 billion, from both the Media Networks and
LPTV

Senators go to bat for LPTV

A strongly bipartisan group of US Senators has written to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler urging protection for citizens of rural America by protecting LPTV stations and TV translators ahead of the upcoming incentive auctions.
Telemundo

Manuel Martinez tapped to run Telemundo stations

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced Manuel Martinez has been named President, Telemundo Stations. Since 2012 he has been President GM of WTVJ-TV Miami, an...
Hulu

Hulu to partner with MVPDs for content

According to CNet and The Wall Street Journal, the video streaming service may be in talks with to MVPD providers including Comcast, Time Warner...
Disney

Jimmy Kimmel segment causes controversy for ABC

“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Disney’s ABC late-night show, aired a segment 10/16 where a little blond-haired boy told Kimmel that the U.S. should fix its financial problems by killing all the people in China. Kimmel followed up on the comment by asking the other children on the panel, “Should we allow the Chinese to live?” Now the Chinese government, its citizens and Chinese-Americans are upset and have demanded apologies from Kimmel and ABC, which they did get. But was it enough of an apology?
FCC Blackout

Senators double down on ending sports blackouts

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) say the FCC’s willingness to take aim at
Aereo

Report: Rockefeller bill will enable Aereo

There were information gaps in announcement from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) concerning
John Rockefeller

Rockefeller goes to bat for online video

The video distribution business has three mature platforms – broadcast, cable and satellite
NBC

NBC wins 6 of 6 half-hours in 18-49

Monday Results (CW carried the Dolphins-Buccaneers NFL telecast in Miami): NBC finished #1 Monday night in adults 18-49 among the Big 4 by a 52%...
CBS

Take #2: CBS wins again by largest margin

CBS won the week in viewers by the largest margin of victory (+2.81m) for the second consecutive week and placed first in adults 18-49...
ABC

ABC #1 in non-sports

Overall: During the week of 11/4/13, ABC was #1 in the non-sports Adult 18-49 averages (tied w/CBS), outdelivering NBC by 16% and Fox by...
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune cut 240 jobs in Q3

Tribune says it cut 240 jobs in Q3 as revenues continued to decline, according to a filing on 11/11. Tribune CEO Peter Liguori said in a statement that the results “did not meet our expectations,” despite the company’s strategic moves.
CBS

CBS on track for billion dollar payday

There are a number of avenues via which CBS believes it can continue to grow, and one of them is a dual highway. It’s retransmission consent income – which comes in directly to CBS as a station owner and indirectly via reverse compensation as a major network operator.