Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Shaw borrows a billion

Shaw Communications announced that it has entered into a five-year $1 billion bank credit facility having a maturity date in January 2017. The new...

TeleFutura adds Family Guy and two execs

20th Century Fox’s “Family Guy” is getting a Spanish outlet in the US via Univision’s young-skewing TeleFutura network. Also, Hispanic media veterans Luis Fernández-Rocha...

Lifetime picks up Dance Moms: Miami

The growing craze surrounding Lifetime’s hit docu-series Dance Moms will soon head south to the hot and sultry locale of Miami, Florida.  The network...

"America Now" expands team, adds affiliates

America Now, the daily newsmagazine show co-hosted by Leeza Gibbons and Bill Rancic from ITV Studios America and Raycom Media, is expanding with a...

FilmOn again bringing network TV to computers

You may recall the company FilmOn.com, which was ordered by a federal judge in 2010 to stop streaming local network TV signals on the Internet without permission from the content owners

CBS claimed Monday crown

All new episodes on CBS gave the Eye Network the ratings win, as the premiere of "Alcatraz" put Fox in 2nd place. Monday Overnight Nielsen...

Comedies scored on Monday for CBS

CBS's Monday comedies posted increases in key demographics versus their last first-run episodes opposite events and premieres on the competition, according to Nielsen preliminary...

Big debut for Alcatraz on Fox

Airing the 2-hour series premiere of ALCATRAZ, FOX won last night among Adults 18-34 and placed second among Adults 18-49.                                                      * ALCATRAZ (P): 3.3/8,...

Monday grew for Alphabet Net

With The Bachelor and Castle opposite strong competition from CBS’ original lineup and Fox’s 2-hour series debut of Alcatraz, ABC’s Monday night grew week...

Betty White draws ratings for NBC at 90

From 8-9:30 p.m. ET, "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl" (2.7 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49, 13.9 million viewers...

Saturday's NFL playoff highest rated in 11 years

The Saturday AFC Divisional playoff game was not only a reason for celebration in New England, as the Patriots beat the Denver Broncos, but...

CBS sets Tony Awards for June 10th broadcast

CBS says The 66th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 10th (8-11...

NFL playoffs setting records for CBS

THE NFL ON CBS’s broadcasts of the AFC Wild Card and Divisional Playoff games on Sunday, Jan. 8 (Pittsburgh-Denver); Saturday, Jan. 14 (Denver-New England)...

America's Most Wanted still catching fugitives

Moving to the basic cable channel Lifetime hasn’t ended the ability of “America’s Most Wanted” to track down fugitives. Lifetime reports that a tip...