More love for Sinclair from Wall Street watcher
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker has not been stingy when it comes to doling out praise for the strategic
Tight Monday night race ends in tie
Broadcast viewing was impacted by the season debut of Monday Night Football (which included ABC in two markets), and the result was a tie...
Esquire Network to replace Style
When NBCU’s male-skewing Esquire Network launches later this month, it will replace the Style Network, rather than G4, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The...
NAB pans Eshoo retrans bill
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said he has long been an admirer of Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and her “thoughtful approach” to legislating, and against that...
Eshoo introduces one-sided retrans bill
The fallout from the CBS/TWC retransmission stalemate continues, this time in the form of a draft bill
TV technical upgrade holds key to $Billions
According to Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, for a very minimal investment, local broadcasters
WATCH ABC now available on all ABC O&Os
edicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows, Disney/ABC Television Group announced the recently...
Football rules again on Sunday
The Cowboys/Giants game gave NBC an easy win, likely the first of many until the NFL season is over. And Fox benefitted on the...
Second STELA hearing on the House schedule
We’ve known since August that the House Communications Subcommittee would be looking into STELA in September, and learned last week that the hearing would...
Pac-12 Networks, AT&T U-verse strike distribution deal
Pac-12 Networks and AT&T U-verse signed an agreement 9/7 morning that provides customers of the fast-growing digital TV provider access to programming immediately, including...
Million viewer lead for Big Bang
For the week of 8/19/13, Big Bang Theory approached 10M total viewers and enjoyed better than a 1M lead on #2 Wheel of Fortune....
NBC wins Friday with Dateline up 20%
NBC was #1 in Friday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers with the #1 show...
Is the regional sports bubble about to burst?
It’s quite possible, says Eric Lindros of SB Nation. Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies are about to go for a new contract, but Lindros...
NFL’s first kickoff is touchdown for NBC
Sunday Night Football on Thursday gave NBC double the ratings of the other Big Four networks plus Univision combined. CBS beat Univision out for...
MVPDs leaking subscribers
According to the latest count from SNL Kagan, multichannel video program distributors as a group are continuing to bleed customers – but one of...