Fox wins Thursday with Idol finale
The Big Bang Theory was only on for 1/4th the time American Idol was, and posted better 18-49 and total audience results, but two...
U.S. Open Tennis to ESPN
More sports migrates from broadcast TV to cable: ESPN signed an 11-year contract to exclusively air all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament...
CEA exec’s odd reasoning
After the Senate Communications Subcommittee hearing on the State of Video, an executive with the Consumer Electronics Association came out with a statement attacking broadcasters for thwarting consumers. But it would appear his reasoning is full of holes.
Fox takes Wednesday with American Idol
The problem for Fox is not that American Idol is suddenly a loser - it still wins Wednesdays - it's just not blowing the...
Viacom named in text spam suit
MTV is owned and operated by Viacom. A resident of Tennessee voted in the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, and subsequently received texted promotional messages touting other MTV programming, and the result is a class action lawsuit.
TBS, TNT to stream online
From their 2013 upfront presentation in NYC: TBS and TNT will soon stream on-air content live across multiple platforms 24/7
NY senators push for Canada accord on TV spectrum
The two US Senators from the state of New York are pressing their former colleague and current Secretary of State John Kerry for a...
CBS unveils 2013-2014 sked
The schedule, featuring eight new series, includes five comedies and three dramas. Five will premiere in the fall and three at mid-season. CBS will...
NBC nips CBS Tuesday night
Singing content held the slimmest of edges over NCIS content during Tuesday prime, allowing NBC to prevail over CBS by a whisker. Fox was...
Rockefeller orders study of local TV combos
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) wants to learn about the use of JSAs and SSAs by local television companies, and has asked the Government
Nielsen signs ABC to track mobile TV viewing
ABC will participate in Nielsen’s trial of new technology that will measure the mobile-TV viewing audience. It’s a foray that will to expand the Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings solution to mobile. Currently, Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings measures the audience of digital advertising. Incorporating mobile apps will significantly extend the solution’s coverage footprint, which currently includes computer and tablet browsers.
CBS takes it again
CBS was first in viewers for the 11th consecutive week, in adults 25-54 for the ninth consecutive week and in adults 18-49 for the...
ABC was #2 for the Week in 18-49
Overall: ABC took second place in Adults 18-49, beating NBC and Fox, while finishing within 1-tenth of a rating point of tying CBS for...
NAB’s Smith promotes TV on Capitol Hill
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith presented a strong case for broadcasters in the State of Video hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and...
NBC up 6% vs. same week last year
NBC has matched its highest weeklong 18-49 rating in 17 weeks, since January 7-13, and delivered its biggest total-viewer result since that same week,...