• Time Warner, Nielsen Join Forces by Wayne Friedman

    Just linked with a new measurement consortium that could rival Nielsen Media Research, Time Warner has announced that it has struck a unique, wide-ranging seven-year deal with Nielsen. ...Read the whole story

  • MyNetwork TV Signs Affiliate Deal, Positive About Future by David Goetzl

    Moving toward its fourth-season launch, MyNetworkTV has signed fewer affiliates than in years past, but officials are confident the network, which has adopted a hybrid programming model, will again have full distribution this year. ...Read the whole story

  • Cox Revamps Media Group by David Goetzl

    Cox's radio properties have been melded into the Cox Media Group, while the former head of the radio business, Bob Neil, is taking on a top role there. CMG is a unit within Cox Enterprises. ...Read the whole story

  • Play Ball: Major Newspapers Share Sports Content by Erik Sass

    A number of major newspapers are joining a national consortium that will allow them to share sports content beginning this September. The 49 dailies have joined the alliance to expand coverage while reducing costs. ...Read the whole story

  • CBS, 'Entertainment Weekly' Put Video in Print by Erik Sass

    With the advent of paper-thin digital video displays, it was only a matter of time before video turned up in print publications. Now, CBS is trumpeting a revolutionary "video-in-print" promotion for its upcoming fall season that will appear in the fall TV preview issue of Entertainment Weekly, due out on newsstands on Sept.11. ...Read the whole story

  • NBC Extends NFL Deal To 2013 by David Goetzl

    NBC has lengthened its deal with the NFL for the network to offer "Sunday Night Football" for two more years, extending to 2012 and 2013. ...Read the whole story

  • Shaq Is Back, But Reality Show No Slam Dunk by Wayne Friedman

    It's mid-August, and one network is still trying to tease our prime-time reality sports yearnings. "Shaq Vs." on ABC performed with a Nielsen Media Research 1.7 rating/5 share among 18-49 viewers, one of the better results ABC earned in the time period. ...Read the whole story

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