TVBlog
by David Goetzl
It's time for President Obama to place a call to some of Hollywood's top reality TV producers and convince them to join the federal government. The president needs to prevail … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
For the first time since being tracked, digital media -- including online, social and mobile -- has approached parity with television as the most … Read the whole story
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by Joe Mandese
Fueled by ubiquitous access across digital media platforms, time-shifted viewing of television programing has surged 11% among all TV households since the second quarter … Read the whole story
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by David Goetzl
Even with more media choices, the average American continues to watch more TV. A new Nielsen report shows that in the April-July period, the … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Though local TV ad marketplace is changing, TV stations' advertising efforts continue to compete aggressively with new local cable TV advertising alliances. The latest … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
Media General's broadcast revenues were hit by lower advertising sales in the third quarter. Total revenues sank 11.4% to $144.7 million. Taking out political … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Veteran research executive Stacey Schulman is leaving her senior role at Turner, overseeing research in the animation, sports and digital content areas. Gregg Liebman … Read the whole story
by Steve Smith
The hotly anticipated return of AMC's "Walking Dead" TV series this week not only won in the traditional ratings but also scored a record … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jack Loechner, Staff Writer
According to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, about 44% of American TV households now have at least one digital video recorder, up … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
he past few columns have explored the range of common terms and common language between the current media marketplace and the emerging STB and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
New political or social movements have brand names that pull in some emotional value on TV. But what about specifics? That's elusive -- and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Sean Casey
Facebook just announced some sweeping changes, among them "frictionless" sharing for viewers of Hulu and Netflix. Once you install these apps on your Facebook … Read the whole story