Ohio senator applauds NFL’s modified blackout policy
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is pleased that the NFL is taking less of a hard-line approach to television games locally when they are not sold...
Dish to Judge: Lawsuits should be in NYC
Dish Network told U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan this week that lawsuits over its service allowing viewers to watch ad-free
Magic Johnson debuts ASPiRE network
ASPiRE, the new television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises, debuted late last month with original programming aimed at African-American viewers. The network launched with...
Democratic organizations reserve air time
Almost $20M worth of advertising time has been spoken for by the House Majority PAC and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) between them. 38...
“Secret Millionaire” tops 8-9 PM
Monday: With The Bachelorette and The Glass House, ABC once again finished as Monday’s 2nd-most-watched network to NBC (Olympic Trials/America’s Got Talent/American Ninja Warrior),...
TV icon Andy Griffith passes
The actor who put fictional Mayberry NC on the imaginary television map has died at age 86. Andy Griffith died where his acting career...
NBC wins 4th straight night
With NBC Sports’ coverage of the “U.S. Olympic Team Trials” and “America’s Got Talent” accounting for the top five telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC...
ABC takes second on Sunday
ABC took second to NBC with its Olympic Trials (Finals for Track and Field, Swimming and Women’s Gymnastics) on Sunday night in Adults 18-49,...
MVPDs continue to annoy their customers
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index is out, and once again MVPDs are crowding the list
Media General tightens its operations
With its newspaper division almost entirely out the door, Media General is taking its five-region organizational chart and paring it down to two, under...
NBC wins 3rd straight night Sunday
NBC is #1 Sunday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key categories, with the top-scoring Olympic-trials...
NBC sweeps Friday half-hours with Olympic trials
NBC led Friday among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings categories with NBC Sports’ coverage of...
NBC strikes gold with Sunday Olympics trials
Preliminary results for NBC's athletic fare were double the results of #2 ABC. FOX and CBS were all reruns all the time, and Univision...
Big DMA video description rules kick in
Big Four network affiliates in the top 25 DMAs and cable systems with 50K or more subscribers are now required to insert audio description...
What’s at stake: Networks head to court over AutoHop
On 7/2, the legal battle over AutoHop between Dish and the broadcast networks is scheduled to start in New York, where U.S. District Judge...