FCC redenies LPTV bid for Class A status
Low power television station WFUN-LP Miami FL applied for and was granted Class A status way back in the year 2000, but its failure...
Fox sings its way to Thursday win
American Idol gave Fox a strong win, with nearly twice the ratings firepower CBS managed on a rerun-laden night. Univision was 3rd, with ABC...
ESPN has to pay Dish $4.86 Million for breach of contract
After a day of deliberation, a federal jury gave a mixed verdict in Dish's $152 million lawsuit against ESPN for allegedly breaching terms on...
Millions spent on TV spectrum speculation
There has been a cottage industry within the station trading universe during the past couple of years – the buying and selling of lower-profile...
FOX: Idol wins Wednesday
With a two hour AMERICAN IDOL, FOX won last night across all demos. AMERICAN IDOL posted a 3.8/11, down -7% from last Wednesday (NOTE:...
Slipping Idol still leads Wednesday Nielsen ratings
According to TV by the Numbers, you have to go all the way back to July of 2003 to find lower 18-49 numbers for...
Dish’s Clearwire bid may need to be upped
Dish’s last bid on the table for Clearwire was in December, offering $2.2 billion to buy 40 megahertz of prime wireless broadband spectrum from...
Political, new stations fuel explosive growth at LIN Media
The combination of a hot political season and a raft of new television stations acquired from New Vision Television pushed LIN Media results into the...
Industry groups seek to promote parental TV control
An organization of organizations is embarking on a campaign to empower parents to control the video programming seen by their children with tools already...
CBS continues ownership of Tuesday prime
Two versions of NCIS paved the way for another easy Tuesday victory for CBS 18-49, and it totally dominated in the total viewer contest....
AARP partners with RLTV for new cable program
The advocacy for older Americans known as AARP has long guided its members to movies that it believes will appeal to actual “grownups.” Its...
TBS readies new late-night show
TBS has announced a test of a new comedy series starring comedian Pete Holmes, who is best-known as host of the "You Made It...
Cablevision sues Viacom for channel-bundling coercion
In what could be the Lexington or Fort Sumter of the MVPD programming wars, Cablevision is taking Viacom to court on the
Fox: “The Following” was highest drama on Monday
FOX’s week was propelled by strong performances from THE FOLLOWING, BONES and AMERICAN IDOL which led the network to rank No. 2 for the...
CBS wins in 18-49
CBS will win the February sweep in adults 18-49 for the first time since 1998 (when CBS had the Winter Olympics) while dominating its...