TVBlog
by David Goetzl
Hmm. Much has been made over the last 24 hours about DirecTV telling "NFL Sunday Ticket" subscribers it won't charge them for missed games due to the labor dispute. Uh, … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
CBS is starting to make some upfront prime-time advertising deals at low to mid-teen price increases -- down off initial 18% pricing, according to … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
In midday trading, CBS Corp.'s stock price sharply rose almost 3% to $27.71 -- after remarks from Les Moonves, its president and CEO, that … Read the whole story
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by David Goetzl
Fox has closed its upfront sales process, saying it achieved "significant growth" in both volume and pricing, but the network did not offer specific … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
NBC said Ben Bailey, who asks the questions while driving on Discovery Channel's "Cash Cab," will host a new game show on the network … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
The late-night talk wars really hasn't been about Letterman, Leno or O'Brien in 2011 -- think Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. For the month … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Even as NBA ratings have jumped recently with LeBron James trying to lead the Miami Heat to a title, game two of the NBA … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Diane Mermigas
Just when network and local broadcasters are getting comfortable with the notion that hefty retransmission fees are a solid second revenue stream, new technology … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Ed Martin
It's entirely too early to pass judgment on any of the new fall series the broadcast networks introduced during Upfront week, largely because the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Taking a break from the upfront talks this week, one media agency executive mused about how far the business has come in 20 years … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
This week we offer the specific terms and definitions for ad coding and tagging. As you will see, there are varying opinions of which … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
This year's TV upfront has its usual theme. The first network to do deals -- once again, Fox, as has been the case for … Read the whole story