• Tribune, Cablevision Locked In Carriage Battle by David Goetzl

    The carriage disputes between distributors and broadcast groups are becoming as common as reality series. Tribune-owned stations are off Cablevision as of Friday in two of the country's largest markets: New York and Philadelphia. CW affiliates are dark in Cablevision homes in New York, Hartford and Denver. ...Read the whole story

  • Viewers Trust Local TV Most by Wayne Friedman

    In a continuing era of declining trust in news, local TV news content is generally more believable to consumers than other TV news operations: broadcast networks, cable networks, print and radio. ...Read the whole story

  • Buffett Ups Stake In Lee Enterprises by Erik Sass

    Earlier this year, Warren Buffett said he intended to buy more newspaper assets -- and he meant it. This week his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, almost doubled its stake in Lee Enterprises from 1.7 million shares to 3.23 million shares. ...Read the whole story

  • Comcast Users Heavy Olympic Streamers by David Goetzl

    Comcast customers accounted for almost one-third of all subscribers who signed in to watch NBC's Olympic coverage online. Its 31% figure topped the access levels at all other cable, satellite and telco TV operators. ...Read the whole story

  • Post-Olympics, CBS Gains Ground by Wayne Friedman

    Post NBC-carried Olympics, CBS picked up some good ratings points for its big reality show "Big Brother," while "Big Bang Theory" is doing well in repeats. ...Read the whole story

  • WWE's 'Raw' Syncs Mobile, Broadcast by David Goetzl

    There may come a time in the not-too-distant future when a prime-time staple without a second-screen app is a rarity. USA is launching one for its WWE "Monday Night Raw" programming, allowing live syncing between a mobile device and the broadcast. ...Read the whole story

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