Thursday, July 2, 2026

FCC

Watchdog cries foul on ownership, coordinated retrans

CBS knows by now it made a bad move by forcing CNET's "Best of Show" award disqualification for
CBS

CBS wants to terminate existing retrans deal with Dish

This is what we’ve been talking about: If the networks want to stop Dish’s AutoHop (which unfairly only works on the broadcast networks’
FOX News

Kucinich discusses relationship with Fox News Channel

Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is now a private citizen and says he’s exploring his options. But he told Hollywood Reporter that he has...
FOX

Fox: “The Following” ties for 2nd

Last night an original BONES and the series premiere of THE FOLLOWING gave FOX its highest-rated Monday night performance with scripted programming since 1/30/12...
ABC

ABC’s “The Taste” reveals sponsors

ABC’s new cooking competition series, “The Taste,” produced by Kinetic Content, has created multi-platform integration partnerships with several of the nation’s leading advertisers. Premiering...
CBS

CBS wins Monday

CBS won every half-hour on Monday in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, with 2 BROKE GIRLS and MIKE & MOLLY outrating the highly...
ABC

ABC was #1 in 18-34

Based on Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings: With The Bachelor and Castle on the rise, ABC delivered its top rated Monday among...
NBC

NBC: “Biggest Loser” matches its highest 18-49 rating

Monday Results: From 8-10 p.m. ET, "The Biggest Loser" (2.4 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall) equaled its highest 18-49 rating for...

CBS posts wire-to-wire Monday win

Four comedies (one a rerun) put CBS on top during the first two prime time hours and it eked out a win in the...
Dish Network

Dish to shutter 300 Blockbuster stores

Dish will reduce its number of Blockbuster stores nationwide to about 500, closing about 300 stores in the coming weeks. Some 3,000 employees will...
Dish Network

Dish slaps CBS in Hopper ad

Dish is using the recent controversy over CNet’s CES “Best In Show” award its new Hopper with Sling DVR won but was then disqualified...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Coin merchant settles with FTC

A manufacturer of commemorative coins used television ads to sell them, but misrepresented the nature of the product and committed other infractions. It has...
NBC

NBC: “The Biggest Loser” grows 50%

From 7-9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Biggest Loser" (0.7/2 in 18-49, 2.2 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its fourth...

Playoff football propels CBS to big win

CBS took the last hour of Sunday night, and its broadcast of the Ravens-Patriots game eclipsed all competition. ABC nipped Fox for 2nd, and...
Tablets

Study says “TV Everywhere” only at 17% penetration

Multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) subscribers are not rushing out to take advantage of TV Everywhere, says a study by GfK Media and reported...