TVBlog
by David Goetzl
The networks' demise has been boldly predicted since at least the Iran hostage crisis by authors (Ken Auletta), cable guys (Turner Broadcasting) and journalists (MediaPost). End the death pool. The … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
CBS senior research executive David Poltrack estimates the four networks will grow 5% in advertising revenue in 2011 -- in part, by some 20% … Read the whole story
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Ilana Susnow was named vice president of marketing for NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
DirecTV's prices are going up, thanks to higher programming costs. With the satellite operator paying more to carry local stations and sports networks, customers … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
It may be a while and take some serious money before Discovery Communications makes its networks available via a TV Everywhere-type model. All agreements … Read the whole story
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by David Goetzl
Nexstar Broadcasting, an industry icebreaker in creating the retrans consent revenues, had 18 retrans deals up for renewal this year. It has also made … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Longtime MTV advertising executive Jeff Lucas will now be the most senior advertising sales executive for MTV's music and entertainment groups: head of sales … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said he finds Google TV a "very interesting" distribution platform, but is holding off on making a deal. He's … Read the whole story
by Fern Siegel
The Economist is savvy about business alliances. Among its latest brand extensions, it is teaming with PBS "NewsHour" to launch "The Economist Film Project," … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Moving away from some reruns and lackluster programming, all four major broadcast networks showed improvement on Sunday. NBC posted the best results again, getting … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
In this age of testy retransmission battles, a remark from a DirecTV executive -- that some low-rated cable networks might be on the outs … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
It looks as if the prospect of people relying on the Web for their TV content is hitting a real sore spot with traditional … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
It's December, and you're asking the obvious question: Where is my family-friendly TV entertainment? Sure, you could go to the likes of Hallmark Channel, … Read the whole story