Aereo adds four
The antenna-based broadcast streaming provider announced its nationwide expansion has added four new cities
NBC was number one in 18-49, total viewers
On NBC, The Voice season 5 premiere earned a 4.9 adults 18-49 rating, up from last fall's 4.2 and last spring's 4.8 adults 18-49...
Senators send letter to FCC on international spectrum coordination
Here’s a letter from a bipartisan group of 19 Senators sent to the FCC requesting information about the Commission's international coordination efforts with Canada...
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...
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 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...
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...
HBO, AMC take top Emmys home
While Netflix burst into the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, it was cable nets with the
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...
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 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...
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.
Watchdog sees decency difference in FCC nominees
Both FCC nominees – Tom Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly – expressed their desire to see strong FCC
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.