Saturday, June 27, 2026

LPTV

The downside of a Class A duopoly

On one level, it’s great to be able to offer two program streams over the television airspace – it enables two completely different program...
21st Century Fox

Fox loses appeal on Dish’s Auto Hop

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Twenty-First Century Fox's effort to stop Dish Network
Netflix

Netflix streaming to double by 2018

According to a new report from TDG Research, “The Maturation of Netflix - US Streaming Subscriptions & Viewing thru 2022,” Netflix will continue its...
NBC

Emmys rise from last year

NBC was #1 among adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers. On NBC Sunday Night Football (Bears V. Steelers) earned a preliminary 6.9,...

Call is out to unretired Bill Cosby

Harris Interactive has found that of all the stars who have ever graced the television screen, Bill Cosby is the one America wants back...
Emmy Award

HBO, AMC take top Emmys home

While Netflix burst into the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, it was cable nets with the
The Big Bang Theory

Big Bang wins as viewership dips

The Big Bang Theory did not post its most impressive syndie ratings numbers, but they were good enough for the win in terms of...
Scott Flick

Attorney coins a term and shoots down Eshoo bill

We all know what intransigent means, but when it comes to unresolved retransmission consent negotiations, Pillsbury attorney Scott R. Flick believes “retransigent” is a better word. And he also show how the Anna Eshoo (D-CA) bill to ease such impasses will only make them take longer and become more frequent, and further, in some of its particulars, doesn’t even make any sense.
CBS

CBS ekes out Thursday win

Only 0.4 ratings points separated #1 from #5 Thursday, but CBS was able to grab the top slot with nothing but reruns while Univision...
People watching TV

Comedy and crime lead TV viewing categories

A new survey from Harris Interactive details the latest television viewing habits of Americans and breaks it down by age group and by gender. Participants were able to pick two categories – and perhaps the best news is that only 5% said they don’t watch much of anything.
F-bomb

Watchdog sees decency difference in FCC nominees

Both FCC nominees – Tom Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly – expressed their desire to see strong FCC
ABC

Mixed judicial decision on Dish’s AutoHop

Walt Disney/ABC failed to get a ruling that would shut down Dish’s AutoHop ad-skipping feature while it pursues judicial remedies against the service. At the same time, an attempt by Dish to dismiss claims made against it by CBS also failed.
CBS

CBS Survives reality battle

Do we call in Unscripted Wednesday? Survivor, X Factor, America’s Got Talent and more were on the schedule. CBS prevailed, followed by Fox, NBC,...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB corrects the retrans record on Capitol Hill

Responding to Time Warner Cable claim that testimony from Gerry Waldron to the importance of digital rights in the CBS/TWC negotiations was incorrect, NAB’s Kelly Cole was able to cite contradictory evidence from none other than the TWC leader. Cole said the fact that digital rights were a big part of the negotiation was “extensively documented” in the media.
Journal Communications

MVPDs are the Goliath in most retrans disputes

One of the notable aspects of the recent CBS/TWC retransmission consent battle was the fact that