BMI, TMLC strike license deal
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and the Television Music License Committee (TMLC) have negotiated principal terms for new music license agreements providing local broadcast TV...
Fox moves back to Nexstar in Fort Wayne settlement
Nexstar Broadcasting’s WFFT-TV is the once and future home of Fox Television Network in Fort Wayne
Liberty won’t spar with Murdoch’s BSkyB over content rights
As much as Liberty Global’s Virgin Media buy might pit Liberty Media Chairman John Malone against Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB in Europe, a Reuters story says...
News Corp. profits in its fiscal Q2
Operating television stations in the US during a presidential election year is almost becoming a license to print money, and News Corporation was certainly...
Sinclair follows rainbow to pot of political gold
2012 was a growth year for Sinclair Broadcast Group in more ways than one. For example, it brought 30 new stations into its fold....
MTV renews “Buckwild”
MTV has picked up raunchy freshman series Buckwild for a second season. The announcement comes a day before Thursday’s season finale of the hit...
ABC’s The Taste is Up/The Bachelor Wins from 9-11pm
ABC ran a competitive second on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 to CBS’ original drama lineup, beating Fox’s 2-hour comedy block by 21% and NBC...
Fox: The Mindy Project up 12%
FOX’s Tuesday comedy block remained steady from 8-9:30pm and saw strong growth for THE MINDY PROJECT at 9:30pm last night:
· RAISING HOPE: 1.6/5, down...
NCIS continues to drive Tuesday to CBS
Two different editions on the NCIS franchise gave CBS a convincing 18-49 victory Tuesday night, while The Bachelor eased ABC into 2nd ahead of...
Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media
John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, has agreed to buy the UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3 billion. Virgin...
Baker, Adelstein surface on board of cable network
Former FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (pictured) and former NBCU President Bridget Baker are joining the board of directors of InterMedia Outdoor Holdings Inc., the company that...
CBS: Super Bowl Sunday delivers 108.5 million viewers
CBS's SUPER BOWL SUNDAY delivered 108.5 million viewers in primetime (7:00-11:00 PM) making it the most watched night of television since the advent of...
Fox scores highest 18-49 in a year
FOX’s week was highlighted by strong performances from THE FOLLOWING, BONES RAISING HOPE, NEW GIRL, THE MINDY PROJECT and AMERICAN IDOL. BONES and THE...
ABC scored 4 of the top 20
During the week of 1/28/13, with most of its Wednesday schedule in repeats and facing the Super Bowl on Sunday, ABC placed 4 of...
“Biggest Loser” tops 18-49 from last year
NBC has delivered a 1.2 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers overall for the primetime ratings week of January 28-February...