“Twitter Amplify” promises more ad dollars for TV
While we’ve reported recently that Twitter was close to reaching partnerships with Viacom and NBC
TV execs well-represented on CEO pay list
A list of the best-paid corporate executives in the US during 2012 is top-heavy with television CEOs. And CBS honcho Leslie Moonves is king...
News Corp. board approves spinoff plan
News Corp. directors will move forward with CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s plans to split the company
Another FCC indecency story to debunk
The nonsense continues: Yet another report says that the FCC is getting ready to clear the way for
A&E cancels “Intervention”
After 13 seasons, spanning more than eight years, A&E's Emmy Award-winning series "Intervention" will return for its final five episodes. The culmination begins on...
CBS prevails on near-three-way-tie Wednesday
Not only did CBS and ABC have identical 18-49 results, they were even-steven in the 18-34 derby as well on a night peppered with...
Reverse comp called a 50-50 proposition
A financial executive at Gray Television says that things may change down the road, but at the moment, it looks like the standard formula...
Discovery debuts “TestTube” online network (video)
Looking to reach coed cutters and younger demos, Discovery has launched TestTube (http://testtube.com) 5/23, a free, ad-supported online network with 15 original series.
Series include:...
SYTYCD holds steady with premiere
With a two-hour installment of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, FOX ranked third last night among Adults 18-49 and Teens, and ranked #1...
PTC flips out over Ke$ha beverage choice
Singer and MTV reality TV star Ke$ha has now been seen drinking her own urine over the air, and for the
NBC takes Tuesday with Voice, tornado special
NBC opened with a special report on the disaster in Oklahoma and followed with an hour of The Voice, edging ABC which had the...
MVPD sector suffers first yearly subscriber loss
Cable / SatelliteCord-cutting is now happening faster than MVPDs are adding net subscribers, thanks to
Viacom study details TV, social media interaction
Viacom has unveiled findings from multi-country research on the interplay between TV and social media, looking at why viewers engage in TV-related activities on...
ESPN laying off hundreds
Disney’s ESPN hasn't had big layoffs since 2009. But with rivals such as Fox Sports 1 looming, NBC Sports Network and others new on...
“The Voice” the #1 in 18-49
NBC’s Monday edition of “The Voice” has finished #2 among primetime programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 for the week...