Malone said to be eying stake in MSO Charter
According to reports, John Malone’s Liberty Media is close to purchasing a full quarter of the shares of Charter Communications. Liberty recently took a...
Doing the incentive auction right rather than right away
NAB’s Rick Kaplan said nobody is more in favor of getting the FCC’s incentive auction program over with than broadcasters, who don’t want to...
NBC: “Apprentice” wins 10 p.m. hour in 18-49
Sunday Results: From 9-11 p.m. ET, "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" (1.8/5 in
18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall) maintained 100 percent of last
week's 1.8 official-national rating in...
Debmar adds two months of originals to “Wendy” after big sweeps
Producer-distributor Debmar-Mercury will add two months of original episodes to the fourth season of The Wendy Williams Show, extending production through June and July,...
CBS wins Sunday night photo finish
The difference between 1st place and 4th place Sunday was 0.2/1 - or in other words, there almost was no difference. But CBS was...
Disney, News Corp re-examining Hulu sale
The co-owners are finalizing their future plans for Hulu, as the video site prepares for the departure of CEO Jason Kilar. Those plans include...
TWC ordered to make good on subscriber overcharges
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has gotten Time Warner to agree to pay consumer redress and state processing costs associated with charges made...
Wheel rolls over Big Bang
We usually see Big Bang Theory atop the syndication charts from SNTA and Nielsen, but it was supplanted by Wheel of Fortune during the...
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy doubles 18-49 lead-in
Despite repeats in the opening and closing hours of the night, ABC outdelivered NBC’s Thursday lineup by 2.4 million viewers and by 42% in...
CBS takes Thursday prime
Big Bang Theory's bang wasn't quite as loud as usual but it still was enough to put Thursday's ratings competition in CBS's column. American...
Time Warner Cable moves to rename NY1
Market research has shown that viewers are not aware that NY1, O&O'd by Time Warner Cable, airs there exclusively in the NYC DMA. So,...
Outdoor Channel bought for $227 Million
Outdoor Channel Holdings, owner of a cable-TV network with hunting and fishing programs, agreed to be bought by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC, spurning...
Key legislator weighs in on incentive auctions
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chair of the House Communications Subcommittee, has penned an article suggesting to the FCC how it can maximize the benefits...
American Idol comes up big for Fox
18-49, 18-34 and total viewer results all went for Fox in the Wednesday night according to Nielsen, with CBS coming in a distant 2nd...
One America News Network preps launch against Fox News
Fox News Channel may soon have some company on cable and satellite lineups. Herring Broadcasting Company, the San Diego family behind WealthTV is partnering...