Monday, July 27, 2026

Moody's

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,...
Master Chef

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

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

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.
COX Enterprises

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

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...
CRE / Council for Research Excellence

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 Media

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...
U.S. Congress

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).
America's Got Talent

NBC takes Tuesday with Talent show

America's Got Talent, and NBC has another Tuesday win to show for it according to Nielsen. Univision was the best of the rest, followed...
FOX

Fox loses appeal over Dish’s AutoHop ad skipper

A federal appeals court on 7/23 rejected Fox's effort to stop Dish Network from marketing its DVR
CBS

CBS Wins the Week

All three broadcasts of BIG BROTHER posted week-to-week growth in viewers and key demographics, with Sunday's edition hitting summer highs, according to Nielsen live...

NBC: “Get Out Alive” up week to week

NBC has tied for #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 for the primetime week of July 15-21, trailing among those...
CBS

Time Warner Cable-CBS retrans deadline extended

The retransmission duel between Time Warner Cable and CBS has a new deadline to meet before the
FOX

Fox came in second in 18-34, 18-49

Following a summer ratings high with the FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME, solid performances by MASTERCHEF and HELL’S KITCHEN, and a strong special primetime preview...