NBC: “Talent” is #1 for the night
Wednesday Results (preemptions for local NFL preseason coverage on NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox): Pending updates, from 9-10 p.m. ET, the “America’s Got Talent”...
FOX Wednesday: SYTYCD up +7%
FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34 and all key female demos. FOX has ranked #1 among Adults...
Talent trumps dancing as NBC edges Fox
It was a close race, but in the end, NBC took the night over Fox by a very slim margin: 1.7/5 to 1.6/5. NBC...
Canada calms down its TV commercials
US broadcasters are getting ready to follow the dictates of the CALM Act, which will attempt to bring the volume of commercials to par...
MSOs may get approval to encrypt basic-cable signals
Cable companies led by Comcast are close to winning FCC approval to start encrypting basic- tier signals
NBC: “Talent” is #1 in18-49
Tuesday Results (subject to adjustment due to live coverage of the Republican National Convention):
· Pending updates, from 8-10 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (2.4/7...
Six months worth of presidential ads already aired
According to a Bloomberg report, if one person had to sit down and watch all 525K or so ads run in this year’s presidential...
FOX: Masterchef wins Tuesday
FOX won last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and had the highest-rated program of the night in both of those demos with...
WeatherNation offering free Isaac coverage to stations
WeatherNation TV, a 24/7 television network providing local, regional and national weather, announced it's offering its TV service to Gulf Coast TV stations and...
Fox edges NBC, but NBC wins convention derby
NBC’s Talent show had two hours of fresh programming, but in the end, Fox’s half old/half new Chef programming edged it by the narrowest...
Salem buys SermonSpice.com
Salem Church Products, a division of Salem Communications, has acquired the online provider of church media for local churches and ministries. SermonSpice, which began...
Tutt Media Group buys three NC TV stations
Clark Tutt, the owner of Tutt Media Group, has purchased three Eastern North Carolina stations: Channel 21 (W21DW-D), which serves Kinston, New Bern, Greenville,...
Another platform found for MundoFox
For the most part, brand new Hispanic network MundoFox has been adding affiliates on a station-by-station basis. But its latest deal will add numerous...
CBS: Big Brother, pre-season football a win
Led by BIG BROTHER’s post-Olympic momentum and pre-season football, CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live...
A look at the new Young Broadcasting
The conversion of warrants to shares has placed television group Young Broadcasting in the hands of Standard General Management LP. Here’s what the company...