NBC bags Election Night network ratings honors
The returns are in and Americans who got their election coverage from a broadcast network elected NBC as the network of choice by a...
Charlie Ergen speaks on DirecTV merger possibility
The Dish Chairman isn't ruling out a merger with DirecTV and supporting a new, national wireless broadband network. Ergen was asked about it in...
Another Class A TV tripped up by children’s rules
Among the full power television responsibilities that come with an LPTV’s upgrade to Class A status is the requirement to report to the FCC...
NBC wins in 18-49
NBC has won the primetime week of October 29-November 4 in adults 18-49 with a 3.1 rating, its highest average for an in-season week...
ABC #1 in non-sports 18-49
Overall: During the week of 10/29/12, ABC ranked #1 for the 3rd week in a row in the Adult 18-49 non-sports averages (tied w/CBS),...
CBS wins the week in total, 25-54
CBS placed first in viewers and adults 25-54 (tie) for the fifth time in six weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings...
NBC’s Voice is loudest during Monday prime
On the strength of The Voice, NBC bested CBS by 1.5 18-49 ratings points; meanwhile, CBS beat ABC and Fox by incremental 0.5 ratings...
Cash flowed freely into Nexstar during Q3
Add television owner and operator Nexstar Broadcasting Group to the list of companies benefitting from
Cablevision, NBCU sign distribution deal
Cablevision’s long-term distribution deal will carry broadcast and cable networks owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal: NBC, Telemundo, USA, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC and NBC Sports Network....
Sandy underscores importance of local TV and their websites
When disaster strikes, Americans turn to local broadcasters for pertinent information.
And increasingly, they turn to a station’s website for that same info – according...
Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks to launch “beIN SPORT”
The new independent 24-hour global network dedicated to live and exclusive coverage of the world’s best soccer and international sports, will be carried exclusively...
ABC beat fox by 15%
Up against another NFL-driven Sunday from NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Dallas Cowboys-Atlanta Falcons) and a big CBS football overrun into the first hour of...
NBC: Top “SNF” overnights in six years
Sunday Update (The Sunday Night Football metered-market average has been adjusted to the telecast's full duration): Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time zone-adjusted...
NBC runs, kicks and passes its way to Sunday win
The NFL is very good to NBC during Sunday night prime time, allowing it to blow away the competition yet again. CBS was best...
TV political spending tops $2B
Local political television spending was approaching $2B as of 10/21, and when national spot and network are added in, the spending easily clears that...