Spectrum grab: Spain may nix nine OTA channels
Broadcasters are worried Spain, looking to make room for faster mobile phone networks, could force the closure of nine channels. The government said 3/29...
“All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” was #1 for NBC
Sunday Results: From 10-11 p.m. ET, "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) ranked #1 in the time period among ABC,...
Ryvicker: Aereo is not over yet
Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Senior Analyst, writes that while Aereo has won the injunction appeal, the war is not over yet. On Monday morning,...
“Buckwild” star found dead
The star of MTV’s reality show “Buckwild,” has reportedly been found dead, along with two others in Sissonville, WV. Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper...
March Madness overrun fuels CBS on Sunday
CBS benefitted from 41 minutes worth of NCAA action during the first hour of prime on Sunday, and no program anywhere after that came...
Aereo wins a big round in battle with TV networks
Aereo, Barry Diller’s streaming service that allows subscribers to receive and record programs over
ABC ranked #1 on Thurs for 18-49
With Wife Swap, Grey’s and Scandal, ABC ranked #1 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 for the 2nd week in a row (tied with CBS’...
Miramax, Scorsese pact for TV series
Global film and television studio Miramax and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese are developing a TV series based on the film “Gangs of New...
Barbara Walters to retire next year
The media icon plans to retire next year, ending a TV career that began more than 50 years ago and made her a trailblazer...
ABC, CBS tie for 1st as Idol idles
American Idol won its time slot Thursday night, but not with enough conviction to prevent a 3rd place finish for Fox. ABC and CBS...
Michigan delegation queries FCC on auctions
Like a number of states, Michigan is close enough to the border with a sovereign nation that the channels it has available for broadcast...
Paramount looking to build a TV studio
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures wants to get back into the TV business. CEO Brad Grey, a prominent former TV producer himself, is looking to build...
Class A television stations fined by FCC
The bad news is that a pair of Class A low-power television stations had children’s programming list omissions, and one of them compounded the...
CBS expected to soar on content, retrans income
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker thinks that the current conventional wisdom on CBS income potential is on the low side. Deals to put its...
FX to launch comedy-centric “FXX”
FX is launching a new network, “FXX,” that will focus mostly on comedy and younger viewers. The new net will launch 9/2 in 74...