TWC in another retrans battle, this time with Meredith
NAB has been pointing out that the vast majority of retransmission disputes involving blackouts involve just three MVPDs, one of them being Time Warner...
Commisso offers video programming price freeze
In a letter to member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Mediacom honcho Rocco Commisso has said his company will gladly hold the line of...
Analyst says Nexstar TV purchase is debt-neutral
Moody’s sees no reason to lower its rating of Nexstar debt as a result of its purchase of 12 Newport Television stations in eight...
Fox dominates Sunday among teens
FOX aired the 2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS last night and dominated the night among Teens, out-rating the #2 network in that demo by +38%.
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ABC wins Sunday night
Featuring the season finale of The Bachelorette and the After the Final Rose special, ABC overshadowed Sunday night, beating out its nearest competition (CBS)...
Mariah Carey new “American Idol” judge
Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly opened his executive session at the Television Critics Association with the news: Mariah Carey will be on the American...
Fred Willard may get counseling to nix lewd conduct charges
Actor Fred Willard, arrested last week while allegedly engaging in a lewd act at an adult movie theater, will avoid a criminal trial if...
Ryan’s Quest for Trophy Wife Continues, Kalon Needs a Muzzle
The Men Tell All (MTA) seemed to have filler more than anything new or noteworthy last night. The instances they chose to highlight have...
MundoFox adds three Adelante stations
Adelante Media Group television stations in Milwaukee, Salt Lake City and Sacramento have all agreed to affiliate with New Corporation’s new Hispanic television network.
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Netflix, YouTube must-have apps for Smart TV owners
Smart TV manufacturers are hoping that the popularity of apps with smartphone and tablet users makes its way to the living room. Manufacturers and...
ABC scores second on Thurs.
ABC was the 2nd-most-watched network on Thursday night to a Big Brother-boosted CBS. In addition, among Adults 18-49, ABC defeated Fox by 18% and...
“Rock Center” up 33% over last summer
Thursday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.0 million viewers overall, and at...
Fox ranked third on Thurs.
Airing an original TAKE ME OUT and two encores of NEW GIRL, FOX ranked third last night among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34...
CBS takes Thursday in a Big Big way
A new Big Brother and an encore Big Bang was enough to hand the night to CBS as ABC’s Duet hit a low note....
Viacom and DIRECTV come to terms
A long term agreement said to run seven years will restore 17 Viacom basic cable channels and an