Al Gore sued over Al Jazeera purchase of Current TV
Current TV's $500 million sale to Al Jazeera has generated a $5M lawsuit from media consultant (TAP, Inc.) John Terenzio, who says co-founder Al...
Nexstar posts rock-solid 2012 numbers
The black ink was over-flowing from the Nexstar Broadcasting accounting office. Both local and national posted strong gains even before the political windfall was...
Federal Court of Appeals sides with Nielsen on Antitrust suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Sunbeam Television’s antitrust suit against Nielsen on 3/4. The District Court...
FOX: Special Tuesday Idol tops night
Live+ Same Day Nielsen Ratings: With a special AMERICAN IDOL Top 10 Girls performance show, FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34,...
American Idol gives Tuesday night to Fox
CBS’s NCIS franchise gave Fox’s Idol a run for its money during the first hour of prime but slipped during the second, resulting a...
Sinclair adopts aggressive stance going forward
The year is young and already Sinclair Television Group has announced acquisitions involving multiple television stations and the creation of a new subsidiary to...
Radio One launching Telemundo affiliate in Indianapolis
On 3/11, Radio One’s WDNI-CD will become a Telemundo affiliate in Indianapolis and will be the only local Spanish-language broadcast TV station in the...
CBS wins the week in viewers
CBS won the week in viewers and adults 25-54 with six of the top 10 programs, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings...
ABC scores six of Top 20 in 18-49
Overall: During the week of 2/25/13, ABC aired 6 of the Top 20 broadcast shows in Adults 18-49, including #1 Modern Family, which tied...
FOX wins week in 18-49, 18-34, Teens
FOX’s week was highlighted by strong performances by THE FOLLOWING, BONES, AMERICAN IDOL, its Tuesday night comedies and the Sunday night ANIMATION DOMINATION line-up,...
Following give Fox the lead on Monday
Fox came in just ahead of ABC and it two hours of The Bachelor to earn a Monday 18-49 win. NBC grabbed 3rd, while...
ABC, ABC Family, ESPN to offer online ad guarantees
In preparation for upfront negotiations, Disney says it plans to offer combined viewing guarantees for TV and online across ABC, ABC Family and ESPN....
ABC scores great Sunday
With AFHV, Once Upon a Time and the debut of Red Widow, ABC earned its biggest Sunday audience with regular programming since December –...
Fox renews four
The network has renewed New Girl and Raising Hope along with freshman entries The Mindy Project and Kevin Bacon's The Following for the 2013-14...
Ohio delegation calls for protection for broadcast TV
Some of the best promotional copy ever written on behalf of broadcasters comes from Congress – and the latest to hail broadcast service are...