Kagan study outlines program cost drivers for MVPDs
According to SNL Kagan, the rapidly rising cost of sports rights is widely seen as the reason programming costs are also rapidly rising for...
Fox O&O Stations to test Kris Jenner talker
The latest personality in line for a daytime talker from Fox's syndication arm is Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian family. They plan...
NBC: “Pro Powl” wins Sunday in all key categories
Sunday Results: Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time
zone-adjusted and typically understate live NFL telecasts.
* In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, NBC Sports'
coverage of the...
A pretty penny for Palin’s thoughts
Fox News Channel employed former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin starting in 2010 and just ended the relationship. According to a new...
Fox came in second in three demos
NOTE: A18-49 usage was down -8% from 8-10pm and down -7% from 8-11pm vs. the previous Sunday. FOX’s ANIMATION DOMINATION block ranked #2 last...
Telemundo Media scores TVN Chile content rights
It’s an overall exclusive content agreement with leading broadcaster and content producer Television Nacional de Chile (TVN). The deal includes the acquisition of exclusive...
“Dish Nation” renewed through 2013-2014 season
The half-hour entertainment news program featuring the leading drive-time radio personalities from across the nation has been renewed on the Fox Television Stations. “Dish...
NFL viewers prefer watching home-team games on local TV
TVB released an analysis of NFL home-team, regular season viewing revealing that when viewers had the option of watching their home-team on the local...
One more NFL win for NBC
The Pro Bowl didn't quite get to the 10M total viewer threshold, but it did well enough to give NBC wins in all three...
CBS also forbids CNET to review Aereo
Seems the recent decision to disqualify Dish’s AutoHop with Sling DVR from winning “Best of CES” award is now company policy for
Syndie viewing explodes during second week of January
Count ‘em! No less than four syndicated programs topped 10M viewers during the week beginning 1/7/13, with #1 The Big Bang Theory hitting 12M...
The Bachelor: Three+ minutes in heaven, Kacie B blows it and Tierra tumbles
This past week’s episode of The Bachelor was action packed and I'm excited to break down some of the key components:
First off, how much...
Idol boosts Glee 35%
With a one-hour AMERICAN IDOL and the return of GLEE, FOX won the night in all key demos and outperformed the next highest-rated network...
ABC: “Scandal” posts best-ever repeat numbers
With a mix of original and repeat programming, ABC ranked #2 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 to an Idol-led Fox, outperforming NBC’s all-original lineup...
“30 Rock” hits season high in total viewers
Thursday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, "30 Rock" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall) grew versus the prior week by 8% in 18-49...