Big Bang and Judge Judy share syndie honors
During the week of 7/15, Big Bang Theory again had the most viewers and Judge Judy again had the best household rating. And as...
NBC nips Fox for Wednesday Nielsen win
The Talent at NBC nipped fresh Chef content at Fox by a scanty margin, and NBC won the night by the same scanty margin,...
FCC asks for comment on Media General-Young deal
The merger of Media General and Young Broadcasting does not present any new consolidation issues, and cross-ownership issues also melt away due to changes...
Fox News sues TVEyes over copyright infringement
TVEyes is a $500-per-month TV and radio broadcast search service. Fox News filed the suit on 7/30 in U.S.
NBC uses Talent to capture Tuesday
Fox's dancing show did OK, but NBC's America's Got Talent did better, making NBC and Fox #1 and #2 ahead of Univision. CBS and...
OWN is revenue generator for Discovery
The Oprah Winfrey Network is making money four years after its debut, as stronger ratings and ad growth helped turn around the JV with Harpo and Discovery Communications sooner than expected. Discovery, which has invested more than $500 million in OWN, posted weaker-than-expected second-quarter results and cut its earnings forecast on 7/30, reports Yahoo News/Reuters. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said OWN, which it formed with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, benefited from two popular new series by producer Tyler Perry, "The Have and Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor."
NBC TV helps Comcast to Q2 revenue growth
The numbers look good at Comcast Corporation, and the NBC Universal segment was a major participant
NBC: “Ninja Warrior” wins slot
Monday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" (1.5 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC,...
Watchdog wants to put the brakes on Sinclair
An anachronistic rule in the way national station cap compliance is making it possible for Sinclair Broadcast Group to enter into as many big-ticket TV deals as it is, and a public watchdog thinks the FCC needs to take a close look at all of them
ABC was up 3% in total viewers
Building week to week in Total Viewers (+3%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%), ABC delivered its largest audience and equaled its best young adult number...
ABC wins Monday with Bachelorette
CBS's Under the Dome was the top show of the night, but it wasn't enough to overcome two hours of The Bachelorette on ABC....
Mixed results at LIN TV
Revenue was up during Q2 2013 for LIN, a function of adding stations via the acquisition route, but overall profits were down. The absence...
Time Warner Cable-CBS saga continues
Minutes after Time Warner Cable said it is turning off all the CBS-owned stations in NYC, LA and
Tribune endorses Live + Same Day
Tribune Broadcasting announced support of TVB’s position that Live + Same-Day ratings data is more representative of the national C3 standard, with Live-Only results...
CBS and Univision share Sunday night honors
Fox just missed making it a three-way tie, as CBS called on its Big Brother to claim the top spot among the Big Four....