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...
Liberty Global adds Dutch MSO
John Malone’s Liberty Global purchased a 12.7% stake in Dutch cable-television operator Ziggo NV from Barclays after the British bank failed to find enough...
“Pivot” network to break out of subscription model
The new cable network from Participant Media plans to offer an Internet subscription to customers
Supreme Court sides with Comcast
A divided U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on a class-action lawsuit against Comcast 3/28, alleging
DirecTV ready to draw a line on sports costs
The price of broadcast rights for professional and college-level sporting events has been skyrocketing, and as a rule
CBS Television Distribution cancels “Judge Joe Brown”
Judge Joe Brown, the second highest-rated court show in television syndication after Judge Judy, has been canceled by CBS Television Distribution. Ratings for the...
NBC: “Voice” was #1 in 18-49
Tuesday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, “The Voice” (4.1/12 in 18-49, 12.4 million viewers overall) is up 3 percent versus the first Tuesday telecast...
CBS takes Tuesday despite Voice’s return on NBC
The Voice got NBC off to a good start, but CBS's NCIS franchise had enough moxie to carry the evening. Fox and ABC finished...
American Idol: Now just another show
Fox’s American Idol is still a force in the ratings, but it used to be a force in the culture of the US and...
Discovery Communications to launch TLC in the UK
Discovery Networks International says it will launch TLC in the UK and Ireland 4/30 on BSkyB, Sky satellite platform, Virgin Media cable TV, BT...