Liberty Global eyeing Intel TV service
John Malone’s Liberty Global is in talks to acquire Intel’s online pay-TV service “OnCue” (currently under development), according to a Bloomberg report: “Malone would...
LPTV activist presses Wheeler on auction rights
Mike Gravino, head of the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, believes his constituency is being maltreated as the FCC moves forward with incentive auctions, and was able to engage FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler at a recent seminar to press his case.
CNN lays off producers in reorganization move
CNN has laid off top producers from its entertainment group, TheWrap has learned. “They include longtime executive producer Karen Bonsignore and part of her...
Two negative results equal one positive for Tribune
Q3 revenues were down for the reorganized Tribune Company, but so were expenses
Disney to shutter SOAPnet
Disney will end programming SOAPnet on 12/31, replacing it with Disney Junior. SoapNet launched 14 years ago to add eyeballs to its daytime dramas...
Time Warner Cable, A+E Networks re-up
The renewal of their distribution agreement will allow both Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks to continue delivery of A+E Networks’ channels to...
Weekend Adventure captures syndie competition
Topping 11M viewers was more than enough for a comfortable lead in total viewers for Weekend Adventure, and it brought a nice ratings margin...
CBS Bangs out a Thursday win
Big Bang Theory won is time slot in a walk and was the top show for the night, propelling CBS to a ratings win....
NBC lays off some ad sales staffers
No exact numbers were available, but the layoffs total about 3.5% of the staff, a source told The Wrap. The layoffs came this week...
Analyst sees trouble for Time Warner Cable
Moody’s Investor Service believes the erosion of video subscribers from Time Warner Cable’s customer base, beyond being bad in and of itself, is going to start to drag other aspects of the business down as well – and adds that its protracted battle with CBS magnified the situation.
Cubs may say good-bye to WGN
Since the dawn of television the Chicago Cubs have been seen on WGN-TV, but that’s about to end as the baseball team seeks to profit by opening up a bidding war for its broadcast rights.
ABC rules Wednesday with CMA
Nobody was even close to ABC in 18-49, 18-34 or total viewers as 16.6M tuned into the Country awards show. CBS was the "Survivor"...
Dish to shutter remaining O&O Blockbuster stores
About 300 brick-and-mortar locations left in the US will be closed by early January, as well as its distribution
Gray falls on lack of political
The $88.3M in revenue pulled in by Gray Television in Q3 2013 was $14.6M dollars, or 14% less than it made the prior Q3, and it was hardly surprise, given the precipitous drop in political for the group. All in all, results were better than expected, and the group has considerable near-future upside potential.
CBS rocks Q3 with double-digit revenue gain
The numbers look good at CBS – very good – and it has company leaders Sumner Redstone and