Hagerstown TV eludes political file requirement
Nobody familiar with Hagerstown MD would confuse it with a Top 50 market, yet according to Nielsen DMA definitions, it is considered part of...
Aereo, Auto Hop, retrans a big focus this week
SNL Kagan’s Steve Birenberg notes that handful of large media and communications companies are reporting earnings this week, along with several smaller media companies.
The...
ABC, Univision close deal on 24-hour news channel
ABC News and Univision have closed on their new joint 24-hour news channel. The two networks officially announced the channel in May. The agreement...
NBC celebrates early Olympic results
The Peacock Network is fanning its feathers thanks to a high-flying edition of Olympics coverage in London. Here are some of the network’s highlights:
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Nielsen accused of dialing in ratings in India
According to a big lawsuit recently filed in New York City, an Indian news network says a Nielsen ratings partnership in India has been...
Comparing MVPD cost-containment strategies
TWC, DirecTV and Dish Network have been in the news lately as participants in hardball
Big Bang continues to dominate syndic ratings
SNTA’s latest look at syndication Nielsen numbers once again chronicles a one-two-three race between Big Bang Theory, Wheel of Fortune and Judge Judy, with...
NBC scores ratings Gold Sunday night
Almost a third of all television sets in use were tuned to NBC Sunday night - that's where Olympics coverage was available. The numbers...
Gray adds color to CBS affiliation plans
We knew that Gray Television was picking up CBS affiliations for LPTVs in three markets. Now we know when the Eye Network will start...
NBCU figuring on $1.2 billion from Olympics
NBC Universal will receive about $1.2 billion in total revenue from the London Olympics, moving closer to breaking even on the games. It paid...
Joe Scarborough petition grows
On his 7/23 MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough said upon hearing about the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, he immediately knew the shooter...
NBC tops all-time Olympic record
NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony from Olympic Stadium in London registered the best overnight rating (Winter or Summer) for a...
“Drunks, Scheming and “Twinning” on Bachelor Pad 3 Premiere”
Holy cow. It’s only episode 1 of Bachelor Pad 3, and my brain can’t even process what went on in the house this week....
Emily & Jef – The Real Deal, Bachelorette Ratings Are UP!
Getting through the three hour finale of The Bachelorette was a bit like completing a triathlon of the following 3 events: (1) Understanding this...
DC Circuit refuses to stay online political posting
The requirement that broadcast television stations post details of political advertising transactions in their online files will kick off 8/2/12 as scheduled, says the...