NAB urges simpler approach to channel repacking
The upcoming round of incentive auctions will involve moving many television stations to new channels, and the National Association of Broadcasters says only one...
ABC scored 5 of Top 20
Overall: During the week of 3/4/13, ABC delivered 5 of the Top 20 regular broadcast shows in Adults 18-49, including The Bachelor, Once Upon...
Bachelor wins Monday for ABC
ABC put two versions of The Bachelor on the air Monday night and never looked back, taking 18-49, 18-34 and total viewer Nielsen honors....
Mexico proposes new regulations on media, telephony
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed an overhaul of the anemic regulations that have allowed Carlos Slim, the world’s
New hire signals LIN’s focus on mobile
The fact that television group LIN Media has an operating unit called LIN Mobile is clue enough, as is the presence of a dedicated...
Viacom note offering translates to business as usual
Content giant Viacom is offering $500M worth of 10-year notes, and Moody’s Investors Service has weighed in on it. In general, the plan will...
Nexstar names Dione Rigsby VP/Technology
Rigsby, reporting to Blake Russell, Nexstar’s SVP/Station Operations, will be responsible for overseeing Nexstar’s information technology infrastructure, as well as the integration of recently...
Ellen renewed through 2017
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and NBC announced “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has been renewed through 2017. Some 189 television stations, including the 10...
ABC: “Once Upon a Time” tops with Women
Note: On the first Sunday of Daylight Saving Time, overall TV usage declined notably during the opening hours of the night. Week to week...
CBS, Fox tie for first with wildly different internals
In terms of 18-49, it was 1.8/5, Fox 1.8/5 – a dead heat. But Fox 18-34 results more than doubled those of CBS, while...
Service helps visually impaired enjoy television
The American Foundation for the Blind is steering the population segment it serves to programming which includes brief descriptions of action, enhancing the television...
“Zero-TV” doesn’t mean zero video
It’s true. Most people watch TV in their living rooms using traditional cable or satellite options. In fact, more than 95% of Americans get...
Syndies continue to pull big numbers
Big Bang Theory continued to lead the way in a syndication environment in which it and three others - Wheel of Fortune, Judge Judy...
Europe: Broadcasters control internet retransmission
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that broadcasters can veto the retransmission of their signals over an internet program service....
NAB plan to deal with Canada and Mexico ahead of auctions
The FCC’s plan to repurpose television spectrum for wireless broadband will not work in the areas near Canada and Mexico without international treaties, and...