Moody’s rates Sinclair’s acquisitive streak
Two deals have brought in boatload of new television stations into the Sinclair fold, to be operated under the auspices of a subsidiary, and...
Syndie watching continues at a high level
One again, during the week starting 2/11/13, four syndicated programs made it beyond the 10M viewer threshold. Big Bang retained its hold on first,...
Fox and CBS share Sunday night lead
The duel for 18-49 viewers was a dead heat between Fox and CBS, but the underlying numbers were not. Fox blew CBS away in...
Bounce Network adds original content
The first African-American broadcast network, made possible via the use of digital side channel multicast technology, has established a firm-enough footing to branch into...
News Corp. to sell stake in New Zealand’s SKY Network
Its News Limited subsidiary will divest its 44% stake in SKY Network Television Limited, New Zealand’s top pay-TV service. News Limited has appointed Deutsche...
Disney, News Corp. deciding future of Hulu
The two companies have begun discussions to resolve uncertainty over their jointly controlled online video site, reports WSJ. Each, which own about a third...
ABC wins Friday
With strong numbers across the night, ABC won Friday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. Shark Tank was Friday’s #1 TV show with young...
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...