Analog TV homes continue to change over to digital TV households at a slow pace--with Hispanic TV homes converting at a more sluggish rate. According to Nielsen Media Research, those who still have analog-only TV signals are now at 7.4% of U.S. TV homes; Hispanic homes are 12.4%. ...Read the whole story
Bloomberg continues to bring in executives from outside to help raise the profile of its eponymous TV network. Former Fox News Channel vice president of news, David Rhodes, joins as head of operations in the Americas. ...Read the whole story
Satellite provider Dish Network has begun offering a show that could stand alone as entertainment, but is also aimed at piquing viewer interest in programming it offers on its pay-per-view and on-demand services. "Dish Studio" features interviews with celebs, like Robert Downey Jr or boxer Oscar De La Hoya. ...Read the whole story
The Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau has expanded into Europe. The OVAB European chapter is the first overseas group to represent digital out-of-home video networks. ...Read the whole story
Everyone in the radio business knows the medium is headed for tougher times, but one of the starkest predictions comes from Cumulus Media President and CEO Lew Dickey Jr. He says that "half the companies in business today will be gone within 36 months." ...Read the whole story
Heading into the last days of the November sweeps, CBS still holds court on Monday, if not the entire month overall. Big performers were "Two and a Half Men" and "How I Met Your Mother." ABC is in second place. ...Read the whole story
In observance of Thanksgiving, MediaDailyNews will not publish on Thursday. We wish all the members of the MediaPost community a happy and safe holiday. ... ...More
Diane Mermigas will return next week. ...More
Media X: I Thank, Therefore I AmThis year, some of the people and things I hate most in the world got what was coming to them. And some in the ad ... ...More
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