Monday, July 27, 2026

NBC’s Sunday Night Football dominated primetime

Sunday Results:  Regarding this morning's Nielsens, remember that the fast-affiliate ratings that came in at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT are not time zone-adjusted...
NBC

NBC wins with NFL, CBS Fox also benefit

The undivided attention of fans afforded NBC by its Sunday Night Football put the evening solidly in the win column. CBS won the overrun...
Fred Upton

House leaders to FCC on UHF discount

With the FCC set to consider the elimination of the 50% UHF discount when calculating TV group
Comcast

Comcast, HBO, others hit with mobile app patent suit

Comcast, Home Box Office, Dropbox and eight others were hit with patent infringement suits 9/15 in Texas federal court by MacroSolve Inc., which claims...

FCC almost ready to consider TV sports blackouts

Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn questioning the Sports Blackout Rule. Noting the...
FOX

Fox takes Thursday with X Factor

Despite a strong showing during the first two hours of the night, CBS came in 2nd to Fox when all was said and done...
Film On

Court denies FilmOn X bid to lift injunction

Another bad day for FilmOn X: Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer has refused to reconsider her order prohibiting Alki David’s startup from streaming TV shows. FilmOn X, an Aereo copycat that also uses arrays of tiny antennas to stream local over-the-air broadcast television over the Internet, had another let-down in court--and that's not good for Aereo either.
Univision Communications, Inc.

Cesar Conde leaves Univision for NBCU

Univision Communications announced a reorganization of the Univision Networks team, under
Disney

Disney set to reel in shares

The Walt Disney Company says business is going very well and is poised to continue on that track, advertising sales are in line with...
Shepard Smith

Shepard Smith upped to Chief News Director at FNC

The announcement comes two months after the Fox News Channel said its Megyn Kelly would be
Dennis Wharton

NAB restates the case for leaving retrans process alone

According to the National Association of Broadcasters, were it not for three companies – TWC
FOX

Fox wins Wednesday

The X Factor started soft, but MasterChef finished strong, and both did well enough to put Wednesday in the win column for Fox. CBS,...
Telemundo

Telemundo, Tapestry, IRI to launch ad effectiveness study

Telemundo Media, one of the leading producers of Spanish-language prime time content for audiences; Tapestry, a division of SMG Multicultural, a unit of Starcom...
Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable lost customers during CBS blackout

Rob Marcus, Time Warner Cable President/COO said the pay TV operator lost subscribers during a month-long blackout of CBS/SHO in three major markets. The absence...

TNN adds WBMM-TV

The Nashville Network welcomed its latest affiliate WBMM – Montgomery-Selma, AL (DMA 118). WBMM, owned and operated by Alabama Telecasters, Inc./Bahakel Communications, will begin...