World Series knocks it out of the park for Fox
Game One of the matchup between Boston and St. Louis fueled a strong Nielsen win for Fox. CBS took 2nd ahead of ABC, and...
Time Warner Cable to carry Al Jazeera America
Time Warner Cable has signed with Al Jazeera America, giving the Qatar-owned broadcaster exposure to millions more households. The distribution deal is the first...
Meredith grows revenue despite political off-year
Non-political revenue was up at the local media wing of Meredith Corporation during its fiscal Q1 2014, and total revenue was also up despite the usual decline in political income. Increased retransmission income helped ease the political shortfall.
New season underscores greying of broadcast TV
NBC's Ironside, the redux of the ‘60 series about a top detective in a wheelchair, is not just TV's oldest drama. It also has...
NBC edges CBS for Tuesday win
The Voice was the top-rated show on Tuesday while CBS and its NCIS offerings pulled in the most viewers, with NBC taking 18-49 honors....
FCC addresses attempt to duck children’s TV fine
As we have been reporting for the past two or so years, the FCC has been paying close attention to how well Class A...
Nielsen profit spikes on TV ratings demand
Nielsen Holdings NV reported a 28% rise in Q3 profit due to higher demand for the company's
FilmOn X says it’s not in contempt of court
On the deadline day set by a federal judge last week to explain why she shouldn’t hold FilmOn X in
ALCS drives strong week for Fox
Last week, the MLB ALCS Games 4, 5 and 6 hit a line-drive for FOX and led the network to a second-place finish among...
Watchdog slams TV sidecar companies
Free Press is upset not only about the wave of deal-making in the television business this year, but the method of consolidation and the FCC’s complicity in allowing it to happen. The key Free Press objection is the use of shell companies and LMAs to create otherwise illegal local station combinations.
NBC wins the week in 18-49
NBC is #1 for week 4 of the 2013-14 season in adults 18-49 and has won the opening four weeks of the season for...
CBS wins fourth week in total viewers
CBS had the #1 comedy, #1 drama, #1 new series and #1 news program, culminating in the Network's fourth consecutive weekly win in viewers,...
ABC up 6% for the week
Overall: During the week 10/14/13, ABC grew 6% week to week in Adults 18-49. The Net aired 5 of the Top 15 non-sports TV...
The Voice carries NBC to Monday win
Add in a 3rd-hour 18-49 win for The Blacklist and NBC took Monday wire-to-wire. CBS was the best of the rest, followed by ABC,...
ACA proposes middle road MPVD menu model
The arguments have been out there for a long time – consumers should not have cable channels thrust upon them whether they want them or not, but at the same time, a la carte menus would be more expensive than one might think. American Cable Association Vice Chair Robert Gessner has a compromise: a la bundle.