Dish drops plans to aim Blockbuster at Netflix
Plans broke down when regulators took longer than expected with satellite transmission approvals.
Big Bang wins night
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 4.9 adults 18-49 rating, down 2% from a 5.0 for last week's premiere. Two and a...
“Good Morning America” beats “Today” for first time in 16 years
ABC’s GMA is beginning the new television season as the No. 1 morning show in America, topping the “Today” show. Today has been the...
Albuquerque TV trio goes to LIN partner Tamer
$17.325M KASY-TV, KWBQ-TV & KRWB-TV Albuquerque-Santa Fe NM (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell NM) from ACME Television Licenses of New Mexico LLC (Douglas E. Gealey)...
Modesto LPTV denied carriage on local cable system
Frank and Linda Azevedo, the licensees of KAZV-LP Modesto CA, want their channel carried on the local Charter Communications cable system – but its...
Gannet set to hop off Dish
The broadcast wing of Gannett brings network programming to Dish Network MVPD services in 19 markets – but Dish’s AutoHop ad skipping device may...
NBC: “Guys with Kids” up vs. lead-in by 23%
Wednesday Results (based on official nationals):
* From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Animal Practice" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) retained 93 percent of the...
ABC’s The Neighbors is most-watched new comedy
At 8pm opposite Fox’s The X Factor and CBS’ Survivor: Philippines, ABC’s The Middle beat out its NBC comedy competition (Animal Practice) by 2.7...
Animal Practice up; The Middle & The Neighbors down
FOX and CBS tied for number 1 network with adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers. On FOX, a one hour edition of...
Cable faces entrenched competitors in business sector
For cable operators, the residential video segment of the business model is its revenue staple, but it is a mature business. It is looking...
Markey calls for extension of program access rules
Vertical integration in the video marketplace led to the creation of program access rules which make sure MVPDs that control critical programming make it...
LIN TV rolling out $290 million in senior notes
The sale will be used to finance a portion of the purchase price for the previously announced acquisition of 13 network affiliates (including 10...
ABC’s DWTS keeps 100% of its week-ago premiere
With a DWTS special, DWTS: All-Stars -- The Results Show and Private Practice, ABC finished as the #2 most-watched TV network on Tuesday for...
NBC: Encore of “The Voice” is #2 in 18-49
A recap episode of “The Voice” from 8-9:01 p.m. ET (2.9/9 in 18-49, 8.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2 in the time period in...
Wire to wire Tuesday win for CBS
CBS took Tuesday night on the strength of its NCIS franchise, along with a little help from Vegas. NBC was the best of the...