Local station groups should thank Time Warner Cable for the wake-up call. It's unlikely they will ever again craft a carriage-rights contract without explicit, inarguable language saying their stations cannot … Read the whole story
Traditional television viewing is still dominant. But IPTV-enabled TV homes -- those with Internet-connected TVs -- continue to climb and look to make an … Read the whole story
After two cycles elsewhere, the Olympics are returning to public broadcaster CBC in Canada. The CBC, which receives government funds and sells advertising, has … Read the whole story
Strong advertising sales during the second quarter gave Scripps Networks Interactive -- home of the Food Network and HGTV -- continued double-digit financial results. Read the whole story
Most marketer and agency executives anticipate increasing their digital video advertising spend this year, according to a new study from Advertiser Perceptions -- and … Read the whole story
If we've learned anything about branded TV entertainment, it's that it can sometimes score in big ways. I'm not necessarily talking about entertainment shows. … Read the whole story
Automatic content recognition (ACR) is an idea whose time has come in a multiplatform media environment. Here's how it works: Imagine that a TV … Read the whole story
Some things just don't go together. Cookies and mustard, for instance. Minivans and coolness, for another. Add Apple TV and Hulu Plus to the … Read the whole story
Tech savvy consumers represent a rapidly growing segment of the population who have converted some portion of their viewing time to a digital screen. … Read the whole story