Fox tweaking series premieres with online video
Fox’s half-hour "Ben and Kate" and "The Mindy Project" comedies have been be streamed 8/27 on digital platforms before their 9/25 premiere on Fox....
Fox and Dodgers in talks over new contract
The two sides are barred by contractual restrictions from entering into formal negotiations until later this fall, but according to Reuters, they are informally...
Second Circuit halts ivi.tv rebroadcasts
Broadcasters have been trying to halt internet television service ivi.tv from using their content without consent, and noting that the broadcast companies are likely...
Fox ranked #2 on Sunday
Due to live sports Fast Nationals for FOX from 7-7:30pm are approximate. FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and...
NBC is ready for Sunday prime time football
Most of the competition facing NBC's pre-season NFL game had been seen before. Fox was the best of the rest behind NBC, partly because...
KSL Salt Lake City spurns new NBC offering
Gay activist organization GLAAD is taking Bonneville’s NBC KSL-TV to task for turning down upcoming NBC program “The New Normal.” The station feels the content...
NBC Friday primetime results
Friday Primetime Results (local NFL preemptions on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox):
Pending updates, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “America’s Got Talent”...
Fox asks for injunction on AutoHop
Fox Broadcasting has asked a California federal judge for an injunction against Dish over its ad-skipping DVR AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime services.
The request follows...
Big Bang amasses big lead in syndie viewers
With a lead of more than 1.5M total viewers over #2 Wheel of Fortune, Big Bang Theory easily won the week of 8/6-12. Judge...
FCC turns down stay request on cable broadcast viewability
The NAB and a trio of television companies were denied a stay of FCC ruling allowing the requirement that cable systems provide both an...
Court calls time-out in Comcast-Tennis Channel dispute
In a split vote, the FCC has ordered Comcast to include the Tennis Channel in basic tiers including other sports offerings such as the...
Political spending continues to mushroom
In just about two weeks, local television political advertising for the 2012 cycle grew by 15.9%, and
Erica Rose’s Thorns Come Out on Bachelor Pad 3
Woah! Crazy episode this past week. I'm going to make this relatively quick because I've got a puppy that needs to be in bed...
Fox Thursday night
FOX aired encores of RAISING HOPE (0.8/3), NEW GIRL (0.8/3) and GLEE (0.7/2).
Competition
ABC’s Wipeout at 8pm (1.5/5) was down -6% from last week. At...
“Office,” “Parks” hit summer highs
Thursday Results (local NFL preemption on all major networks): Pending updates, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 1.0/4...