Russian MSO suspended BBC, CNN, Bloomberg
A major Russian cable operator temporarily suspended broadcasts by the BBC, CNN and Bloomberg Television, saying the channels had ignored repeated requests to obtain...
Big night for CBS
Reruns of Big Bang and a first run of Big Brother gave CBS Big Four wins in 18-49, 18-34 and total viewers. However, #2...
Cable organization slams Viacom
The ACA is calling on Viacom to end its DirecTV blackout, make its online programming available to those
Steven Tyler leaving “American Idol”–Lopez, too
After headlines were buzzing that Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson were leaving "American Idol," it was Steven Tyler who actually pulled the trigger first...
Hot politics bring blue skies to Gray Television
A television station portfolio that includes a presence in the recall election capital of the world – Wisconsin – has put Gray Television in...
FCC turns NAB down cold on political posting stay
The FCC is just as convinced that it will prevail in court as is the NAB, it turns out, when it comes to the...
SVU up 33% vs. prior airing to rank #1 at 10
Wednesday Results: From 9-10 p.m. ET, the “America’s Got Talent” Results Show (1.9/6 in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall) is currently tied for the...
Fox tops adult demo with SYTYCD
With the first SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE live performance show, FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and...
Fox grabs Wednesday with two hours of Dance
NBC' Talent show was roughly on par with Fox's Dance show, but Fox's show ran for an extra hour. In the end, Univision grabbed...
Uncertain future may underpin Viacom/DirecTV battle
Program sources want to maximize income, and cable, satcasters and telcos want to hold down costs
Judge denies networks’ injunction against Aereo
District Court judge Alison J. Nathan has denied (7/11) a request for a preliminary injunction by the major broadcasters that would have shut
ABC’s Wipeout marked a summer-high
The Tuesday premiere of ABC’s Wipeout marked a summer-high in the 8 o’clock hour in Total Viewers, while delivering the Net’s strongest performance with...
NBC: “Talent” up 17% week to week
Tuesday Results: From 8-10 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.4 million viewers overall) grew versus results for the prior Tuesday by...
Lack of incentive auction info draws strong criticism
Greg Herman of SpectrumEvolution.org wants to know why the FCC is requiring LPTVs to invest in digital plants when they may soon cease to...
Baseball All-Stars win Tuesday for Fox
A strong performance from NBC's Talent show was not enough to overcome MLB's mid-summer classic. Univision grabbed third place ahead of ABC and CBS.
Tuesday...