The Voice keeps on giving for NBC
NBC was able to sing its way to a third consecutive night of 18-49 dominance, while #2 CBS's NCIS franchise pulled in the most...
Turner, Verizon strike long-term carriage deal
The multi-year renewal will provide Turner’s entire portfolio of networks, including CNN, TBS, TNT and Cartoon Network, to Verizon FiOS TV subscribers across a...
Buffalo rep questions blackout rule
Brian Higgins (D-NY) believes the rule allowing NFL teams to keep home games off local television when a certain number of tickets are unsold is outdated, and has asked when the FCC will complete a review of the topic. His own hometown Buffalo Bills have been one of the NFL teams frequently on the bubble for a blackout.
Paramount to cut 110 jobs
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures plans to eliminate 110 jobs across several departments, citing a competitive climate for moviemaking. The cuts will come in finance, human...
ABC took second place
Overall: During season premiere week (w/o 9/23/13), ABC took second place in Adults 18-49 (moving up from 4th place a year ago), leading both...
CBS wins premiere week
CBS won premiere week in viewers for the fifth consecutive year — its ninth year overall in the past 11 — led by the...
Fox’s X Factor delivers strong numbers
With the first week of the official broadcast season underway, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-34 and No. 3 (tie)...
Eshoo wants incentive auction participants
To that end, Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) is asking the FCC to step up its outreach efforts to sell the benefits of participating in the incentive auction program to broadcasters.
“The Wonderful World of Ostaro” launching on ION
Celebrity astrologer Ostaro has just wrapped filming the pilot of his new television show slated for the ION network, "The Wonderful World of Ostaro"....
NBC sings its way to Monday win
The Voice won the first two hours of the night and a strong performance by The Blacklist during the third hour gave NBC a...
Viacom re-launching MTV Russia
Viacom was set to relaunch its MTV channel on Russian cable and satellite networks 10/1. First launched in September 1998, the network was run...
Nielsen Vice Chair Susan Whiting to retire
Nielsen Holdings N.V. says that Whiting has decided to retire at end of this calendar year after a 35 year career with the company....
Disney and Dish keep the lights on, keep on talking
After the headline-grabbing retransmission consent battle between CBS and Time Warner
Clyburn explains FCC retrans role
There are multitudes of issues involving typical American consumers that come and go without Congressional comment, but television is not one of them. Mess with the television set of the American consumer, and you are messing with Congress – as Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn found out during the CBS/TWC retransmission consent impasse.
NFL dominates Sunday again
And that primarily worked to the benefit of NBC as usual, with its prime time football offering. Fox had the best luck with its...