DirecTV gets strong Q4; subscriber additions
DirecTV reported Q4 increases in revenue of 8% to $8.05 billion, topping analysts’ estimates of $8.02 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. In the...
Fox Tuesday affected by State of Union address
NOTE: The State of the Union address aired Live from 8pm to approximately 10:15pm. Fast Nationals for all network programming is approximate. Final Nationals...
ABC greenlights “Dancing Fools,” “The Vineyard”
Production on both reality series will begin this spring: “Dancing Fools” is a half-hour unscripted comedy hosted by Melissa Peterman, who also stars in...
Tribune ups Larry Wert to President/Local Broadcasting
Tribune announced TV and radio exec Larry Wert as President of its local broadcasting businesses. Wert, who has more than 30 years of broadcasting...
Delaware getting two VHF stations
A challenge to the FCC’s grant of a CP for a Channel 5 television station to Seaford DE has been turned down, and in...
Comcast improved in Q4, television assets strong
The stats are in for Comcast/NBCU for Q4 2012 and for the full year – and the ink of choice will be black. The...
Univision wins Tuesday as NBC takes SOTU derby
It only took a rather meager 1.6/4 for Univision to win the 18-49 Nielsen contest on Tuesday night as the State of the Union...
LIN exits NBC joint venture, plans reorg
Group owner LIN Television Corp. has paid $100M to withdraw from a joint venture involving stations in San Diego and Dallas, resulting in a...
Dish Network sues ESPN over licensing deal
Dish’s suit went to trial before a jury 2/11 over claims the sports empire owes it more than $152M after
Comcast to buy out GE’s stake in NBCU for $16.7 billion
Comcast announced 2/12 it will buy General Electric's entire 49% common equity stake in NBCUniversal for approximately
Fox, Comcast reach pact for Xfinity carriage
A wide range of programming from Fox Broadcasting and Fox Television Stations will be distributed to multiple new media platforms on Comcast’s Xfinity service....
CBS scores 17 of top 20 programs for the week
CBS rocked and rolled to its second consecutive dominating week in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day...
CBS edges ABC in wire-to-wire win
Despite never losing the 18-49 ratings lead, CBS was only a little ahead of #2 ABC Tuesday night, and both came home with a...
Univision, ABC News’ new Latino Channel: “Fusion”
The highly-anticipated 24-hour news and entertainment now has a name. Fusion now has distribution deals in at least 20 million homes and will premiere...
Three killed in helicopter crash on reality TV set
Three people died Sunday in an early-morning helicopter crash while taking part in the filming of a reality TV show in a rural area...