The Gray area in television station trading
The stock price of Gray Television has followed a trajectory since the beginning of 2012 that NASA would be proud of, leading at least...
NBC wins talent face-off with Fox
Fox's danced during the first two hours, and NBC went with general talent during the second two (one hour of overlap), and NBC came...
Survey finds shaky customer support for MVPDs
A new study from CouponCabin.com found that 45% of American think cable TV is “a waste of money,” which makes one wonder how long cable and satellite will be able to maintain the 81% penetration of that same group of Americans who are currently subscribed to one or the other.
Discovery looking at online subscription service
Discovery Communications working on an Internet streaming service for its TLC, Discovery Channel
NBA Finals highlight diversity on, off court
As basketball and the NBA continue to grow in popularity in countries and continents around the world, it’s no wonder that the globalization of...
NAB’s Kaplan says FCC skimming over reality
NAB Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning Rick Kaplan notes that the FCC seems hell-bent on implementing a variable band plan for station repacking...
Houston CATV hit with big fine for retrans violation
Six Houston TX television stations were carried on cable systems owned and operated by TV Max
$47.4 million awarded against Henry Luken
A $47.4 million civil verdict in Little Rock, AR on 6/21 has sent the former CEO of Equity Media
NBC hits 5-month highs
NBC has delivered five-month highs in both adults 18-49 and total viewers, averaging a 1.9 rating, 6 share in 18-49 and 6.7 million viewers...
Fox scored 8 of Top 20
FOX highlights last week included strong deliveries by MASTERCHEF and HELL’S KITCHEN, as well as night-winning encore performances by the network’s ANIMATION DOMINATION favorites....
NBC skates to a Monday night win
The final game of the NHL playoffs proved to be a winner for NBC. CBS grabbed 2nd with its premiere of Under the Dome,...
Social Media can influence repeat viewing
Social media shows influence on regular viewers of television shows but has little impact on drawing new or infrequent viewers to a show, according...
Fox was #1 in male demos
FOX ranked #1 Sunday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key male demos. The FAMILY GUY encore was the night’s highest...
The Bachelorette in Atlantic City: A Pageant Within a Pageant
I’m a bit surprised by last week’s Bachelorette episode in Atlantic City for a number of reasons:
(1) Was it not clear to everyone in...
Class A TV, children and the FCC
Last year a number of Class A television stations that had failed to toe the line on children’s television requirements also failed to respond...