Liberty Global ups its stake in Ziggo
Liberty Global has increased its stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo to 28.5%, the Dutch company said 7/27. Liberty, which also holds a controlling...
Study: CBS worthy of elevated MVPD fees
MVPDs continue to scream bloody murder about broadcast’s attempt to get a fair return for the value they
Hell’s Kitchen whips up win for Fox
The good news for Fox - Hell's Kitchen fueled a Thursday ratings triumph. The bad news - it was a finale. CBS did well...
Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt to retire
Time Warner Cable, the country’s second-biggest cable company after Comcast, said
Mixed results on the syndie ratings front
Judge Judy slipped to #4 in terms of total viewers during the week of 7/8/13 but still managed to capture the household ratings crown....
Divide and prosper: Dividends from the TV sector
The Q2 earnings results reporting period is upon us, and as is often the case, it is being accompanied by announcements from some of...
Moody’s: AutoHop may negatively impact DISH
Moody's Investors Service said that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' upholding of the prior ruling denying an injunction against DISH Network's AutoHop feature,...
Fox nips NBC in Wednesday Reality Battle
MasterChef on Fox and Talent on NBC dueled to a second-hour 18-49 tie, and in the final analysis Fox topped NBC by the barest...
CBS airs TWC retrans dispute ad (video)
Here’s a :30 ad that ran during Big Brother 7/25 in NYC and LA. Another similar ad will air in the 7/26
Gannett-Belo deal draws market-specific objections
The American Cable Association, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV have filed with the FCC to block or put conditions on part of the merger of Belo Corporation television stations into Gannett. At least one analysts believes that there will be no resolution of the matter any time soon.
KTVU-TV fires three over Asiana Airline gaffe
Even though Asiana Airlines said 7/17 it no longer plans to sue Cox Enterprises’ KTVU-TV (Fox) San
CBS, Litton Entertainment partner
Litton Entertainment has partnered with CBS for a Saturday morning programming block, premiering Saturday, 9/28. Branded "The CBS Dream Team, It's Epic!" three-hour block...
Smartphones TV viewing gets top focus
Mobile-TV viewers are more focused on TV content when viewed on their smartphones than on larger devices, according to new study findings. Viewers performed...
LIN provides color on LLC conversion
The process of converting LIN Television Corporation to LIN Media LLC continues forward but is contingent on a number of factors. The motivation behind...
Blumenthal joins McCain in attempt to order a la carte
John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, thus renewing his effort to encourage the US cable industry to offer a la carte channel menus. He now has a bipartisan co-sponsor in Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).