Saturday, June 27, 2026

SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Strong TV groups said to be on Sinclair shopping list

If Sinclair is committing its holiday wish list to paper in the form of a letter to Santa Claus, it likely
Aereo

WCVB-TV Boston denied injunction against Aereo

The ruling comes as stations are readying to take the fight against the TV streaming service to the
Time Warner Cable

New TWC report calls for balanced spectrum policy

Time Warner Cable’s latest research report discusses the need to better address the effects that the growth
ESPN

ESPN builds ratings despite new competition

The newest entry into the cable sports wars, Fox Sports 1, kicked off 8/17/13, but if it’s been drawing
NBC

NBC wins again

The NCIS franchise at CBS was strong, but not strong enough to prevent another NBC Nielsen win attributable to The Voice. ABC beat out...
MSNBC

MSNBC set to hire Ronan Farrow

Ronan Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, is closing a deal with MSNBC to become a news correspondent and a future Anderson...
FCC Blackout

No NFL blackouts yet but Bills on the bubble

So far so good is the word on NFL attendance thus far in 2013 in terms of home game blackouts due to
The Voice

NBC is dominant on Monday night

The Voice came through for the Peacock Network once again, giving it almost double the 18-49 Nielsen numbers of #2 Fox. After that, it...
Canceled

TV shows already in trouble

Some shows haven’t even had their 2013-2014 premiere yet and already TV By the Numbers is has a list of programs in the intensive care ward. Here’s a look at programs that appear headed for the discard pile and others that are on the bubble.
Aereo

KUTV, KSTU sue Aereo; want injunction

Add more broadcasters to the list of entities suing Internet-TV streamer Aereo: Sinclair’s KUTV-TV (CBS)
Aereo

Aereo must submit to depositions

Broadcasters will get two hours to question antenna-based broadcast streaming provider Aereo on the patents it holds, despite the company’s objections, New York magistrate...
NFL / National Football League

NBC football down but dominant

The NFL San Francisco-Houston matchup on NBC wasn't as hot as previous pairings but was still good enough to give the night to the...
Bonten Media Group

Moody’s sees Bonten as risky yet positive

The leverage being carried by television group Bonten Media Group is higher than Moody’s Investor
CNBC

CNBC suffers lowest quarterly ratings in 20 years

Fox News, MSNBC and CNN were all able to claim ratings victories in Q3, but not CNBC. The network hit a 20-year ratings low...
CBS

CBS expands streaming app to more platforms

More than half a year after CBS Interactive released its full-episode streaming app for iOS, the network has added Android and Windows 8 platforms....