Cablevision to pick up “TheBlaze”
Glenn Beck’s Internet channel has been picked up by Cablevision, giving him carriage in the New York metro area for the first time since...
CBS cleans up in 2013 first quarter
Top execs at CBS are calling Q1 2013 the best ever in the company’s history, with new records set
Broadcast TV needs a new business model
by Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School
Broadcasters have had it tough in business model terms. The rise of cable and the proliferation of content...
Wire-to-wire win for NBC Tuesday
Two hours of The Voice and a third-hour win by Grimm made NBC's win of the night a foregone conclusion. CBS aced out Fox...
Comcast/NBCU off to a good 2013 start
Revenue was up a bit and profits were up more at multimedia giant Comcast Corporation during Q1 2013. NBCU in particular
Viacom Q2 earnings down; ad revenue up
Viacom reported lower earnings 5/1 for its fiscal Q2, but the company's cable networks unit returned
CBS wins again
CBS placed first in viewers for the ninth consecutive week and first in adults 25-54 for the seventh straight week, according to Nielsen live...
Watchdog takes aim at Fox reality series
ColorOfChange believes that long-running Fox series “COPS” presents a distorted image of African Americans and other minorities, with real-life repercussions, and is seeking to...
ABC came in second for the week
Overall: For the 2nd week in a row, ABC was the #2 most-watched TV network to CBS, outdrawing Fox by 5% and NBC by...
NBC: “The Voice” was #1 in 18-49
“The Voice” has finished the April 22-28 week ranking #1 among primetime programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 18-34,...
The Voice delivers Monday for NBC
NBC took 18-49 honors by a comfortable margin on the strength of the Voice coupled with a tie for 1st during the last hour...
Noncoms echo NAB in opposition to auction tech change
The proposal put forth by the FCC to change contour measurement software in the midst of the process of preparing for incentive auctions next...
Live TV ratings taking a big hit, thanks to time-shifting
The rapid rise of time-shifted viewing, driven by DVRs, VOD and mobile devices, have decimated TV ratings in Q1 and threatens to
NM delegation backs local TV, translators
The entire US congressional delegation from New Mexico has signed on to a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailing the importance of local...
Big TV payday for Phillies in the offing?
Yahoo Sports noted the spending spree that a new TV deal sparked for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and said the next big deal could enrich the Philadelphia Phillies. But at least one baseball executive worries that this may simply be the next bubble waiting to burst.