- Set-Top-Box Lexicon: Program Codes
TV Board, Jane Clarke - Thursday, June 9, 2011
Last week we outlined all the terms and definitions for Ad Codin ...
- Programs See Lower Success Rate, But Returning Ones Earn Quicker Profits
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 9, 2011
Successful TV shows are tougher to come by. Only 23% of sho ...
- NBC Affiliates Get Ready to Share Olympic Rights Costs
TVBlog, David Goetzl - Thursday, June 9, 2011
Delighted that Comcast spent liberally enough to acquire rights to the 2014-20 ...
- The End Of Frustrating Olympics Tape Delays?
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
You know how NBC used to hold back tape of marquee even ...
- Upfront Scorecard
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Bloomberg quotes several unnamed sources ("a person with knowledge of the sales ...
- Forecast: In Two Years, TV Will Really Be Everywhere
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Two years from now, 75% of TV content will be available ...
- CBS Research Chief Calls Netflix A 'Phenomenon,' Says It's Now As Big As A Mid-Size Cable Net
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Netflix's online streaming service is rapidly emerging as an important gateway f ...
- CW Finishes Upfront In $400-Million+ Range
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
CW completed its upfront sales activity, adding around 10% in total upfro ...
- Local Marketing, Social Media Make 'Voice' Sing
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
"The Voice" has been a surprise hit on NBC, and its affiliat ...
- Netflix, iPad Lead Streaming TV Rally
Online Media Daily, - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Netflix, smartphones and iPads have changed the TV landscape. It all com ...
- The Office And The Seven-Year Itch
TV Board, Gary Holmes - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Within the Holy Trinity of greatest TV comedies, the first two ("Seinfel ...
- Glenn Beck's Gold-Standard Business Formula For TV Programming
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Glenn Beck makes it easy to understand how some traditional TV sho ...
- SMG's Muszynski: Online Video Could Kick TV in the Rear
TVBlog, David Goetzl - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
One of the most influential media buying executives told players in t ...
- NBC Holds On To Olympics Rights Through 2020
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
According to a deal it just signed off on today, Comcast, NBC ...
- Keith Olbermann Gets A Raise, Explains Firing
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Keith Olbermann is always entertaining and outspoken, and this Hollywood Reporter intervi ...
- Broadcast Upfront Pegged At $9B, NBC Grabs 9% Gains So Far
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 6, 2011
This year's upfront TV market is pegging programs at an average ...
- Put A Ring On It: 3 Networks Submit Olympic Bids
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
After years of speculation about which network would land Olympic rights, it ...
- CBS Locked In Upfront Standoffs
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, June 6, 2011
CBS still has some work to do to satisfy CEO Leslie Moonve ...
- OTA Minority Viewership Rises
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 6, 2011
TV viewers with over-the-air broadcast-only programming continue to grow -- mostly amo ...
- Can We Talk? Couric Heads To ABC
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, June 6, 2011
Disney said Monday that Katie Couric, who recently finished a run hosti ...
- NBA Finals: Game 3 Lacks Sizzle For 18-49s
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, June 6, 2011
The saga of whether the superstar-laden Miami Heat can win a championsh ...
- Online Show Streams Undercut Retrans Fee Necessity
On Media, Diane Mermigas - Friday, June 3, 2011
Just when network and local broadcasters are getting comfortable with the noti ...
- Microsoft Brings Live TV To Xbox
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 6, 2011
Microsoft made a strategic move Monday, announcing at the Electronic Entertainment Ex ...
- The Currency Of Modern Marketing
TV Board, Bob DeSena - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
There's not much that's "hotter" than data. Everywhere we look, it's ...
- Katie Couric In Syndication: Looking For News, Celebrities, And More
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
For Katie Couric it isn't a question of whether this is t ...
- With Media Buying, How Much is Too Much
TVBlog, David Goetzl - Tuesday, June 7, 2011
As GroupM, the media buying leviathan, moves slower than some counterparts ...
- Finally, Couric And ABC Sign Off On Talk-Show Deal
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Monday, June 6, 2011
Though we kinda like Gawker's hilariously snarky
reaction to the med ...
- Comcast's Fiscal Conservatism Could Put Olympic Rights In Play
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Monday, June 6, 2011
Comcast has said it "does not intend to overpay" for the U. ...
- Socially Adjusted TV
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 6, 2011
What if people could watch a movie or television show from t ...
- Buyers Balk At CBS Asking Price, Lower Rates Negotiated
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 3, 2011
CBS is starting to make some upfront prime-time advertising deals at l ...