Broadcast is not busting the MPVD bank
MVPDs are screaming to the high heavens about allegedly exorbitant demands from broadcaster when it comes to retransmission fees
CBS asks judge to stop ABC’s “Glass House”
CBS filed a temporary restraining order 6/8 against ABC to try and prevent it from airing the new reality show “The Glass House,” which...
Hoak exits DISH lineups
Satellite MVPD DISH believes that television group Hoak Media is asking too much in retransmission fees. Hoak, on the other hand, believes DISH is...
So FOX thinks it can win Wednesday
Two hours of So You Think You Can Dance allowed FOX to more than double the results of #2 network CBS. Univision again grabbed...
NBC’s Jimmy Fallon wins very late time slot
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show...
FOX keeps on Dancing
Airing against NBA Playoffs on cable, FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX outperformed the #2 network...
4.6M watch Betty White on NBC
* At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Betty White's Off Their Rockers” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) finished #2 in...
New Tribune may keep TV, shed newspapers
The long drawn out bankruptcy saga of multimedia Tribune Company is getting closer to its final chapter, and word is out that the company...
Groups press for renewal of analog viewability rule
Although MVPDs would like to see the post-DTV transition rule requiring dual carriage of analog and digital television signals expire as scheduled, public interest...
House panel moves to strike TV political ad posting
The FCC has made the posting of sensitive political advertising information part of its online public
“Concert for the Queen” does well for ABC
More than doubling its lead-in (+119%) at 9pm opposite premieres on NBC (2-hour Love in the Wild) and Fox (MasterChef), ABC’s 2-hour Concert for...
FOX: Masterchef up +11% vs. last summer
Facing the NBA Finals Game 5 (Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat) on cable last night, FOX ranked #2 among Adults 18-49 and #1 in...
NBC wins Tuesday with “Talent”
NBC is #1 Tuesday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 and total viewers, with “America’s Got Talent” #1 for the...
NBC’s Talent edges FOX’s chefs
America's Got Talent drew Tuesday's biggest audience, and enough were in the money demo to give NBC a small win over a second consecutive...
The CW sets Summer premiere dates
The CW announced the August premieres for two new reality series The Next: Fame is at Your Doorstep and Oh Sit!, as well as...