Reelz signs retrans deal with Charter
ReelzChannel announced the renewal of its affiliation agreement with Charter Communications. The renewal also includes retransmission consent for Hubbard Broadcasting stations.
“We are pleased to...
Hearst supports Live + SD = C3
Hearst Television is voicing support for the finding of the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) that Live Plus Same Day (“Live+SD”) ratings represent the...
NBC scores clear Tuesday win
People were dancing, people were losing weight, and programs were getting encore performances, but in the end talented Americans won the night for NBC....
Fox News Communications Chief Brian Lewis fired
Fox News Channel says it terminated its EVP Corporate Communications and longtime Roger Ailes confidante Brian Lewis last month. “After an extensive internal investigation...
Big four affiliates likely to give auctions a pass
Preston Padden, the Executive Director of the Expanding Opportunities For Broadcasters
Giant killers chase TV groups out of Chico
GOCOM Broadcasting operates KHSL, the CBS affiliate in the Chico-Redding CA DMA in tandem with K4 Media’s NBC KNVN. The two have combined to chase...
NBC: Ninja wins at 8PM
NBC has tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for the primetime week of August 12-18, led by the...
CBS tops for eighth straight week
UNDER THE DOME was first in viewers (10.36m), adults 25-54 (3.3/08) and adults 18-49 (2.4/07). UNDER THE DOME was the week's s #1 broadcast...
ABC came in second for the week
During the week of 8/12/13, ABC was the 2nd-most-watched TV network, outdrawing both NBC and Fox, continuing to hold the #2 position to CBS...
CBS goes over the top with Under the Dome
On a generally slow night for broadcast TV viewing, CBS had the #1 show and was the #1 network, edging Univision by a whisker....
Verizon entices CBS staffers to drop TWC
Verizon FiOS has made an appealing offer to CBS employees who can no longer watch the
FCC repacking webinar on the horizon
If you are interested in the technical details of channel repacking software to be used in conjunction with the upcoming incentive auctions of television...
QVC breaks affiliate contract; are contracts worth the bother?
A northeast corridor market affiliate was treated rather shabbily by the QVC network. RBR-TVBR was told that the station had a signed contract with QVC and has been carrying their multicast signal since mid-April. QVC complained about the lack of orders. However QVC seems to not understand how low Summer HUT levels are, let alone what a HUT is, the affiliate told us. He then says QVC went behind facilities back and signed a master contract with ION Media for the local Albany ION TV station (WYPX-TV), which is licensed to Amsterdam, NY. So QVC has gone from 3,200 feet and great penetration to a full power at the dial’s end on a short stick in a deep valley, west of the market’s center.
Young adults receptive to newer program options
Conventional wisdom has it that late millennials are far more receptive to non-tradition sources of television programming than their elders. The Diffusion Group noted...
Fox passes the competition Sunday
This night will soon belong to NBC, when the NFL regular season begins, but last night it was Fox with the football, and the...