Rockefeller goes to bat for online video
The video distribution business has three mature platforms – broadcast, cable and satellite
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%...
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 #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 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 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.
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...