Television News Daily
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
  • Kantar: Q3 Ad Spend Mixed, Cable Spikes

    Kantar Media says U.S. advertising spending continues to slow down -- just inching up 0.4% in the third quarter. For the first nine months … Read the whole story

  • VeriFone Strikes OOH Deal With NBC TV Group

    Out-of-home media platform VeriFone Systems has struck a new deal with NBC's owned TV stations group. It include news, information, as well as entertainment … Read the whole story

  • Rutledge To Head Charter

    Cable operator Charter said Monday that it has hired former Cablevision executive Tom Rutledge as president-CEO. Last week, it was announced that he would … Read the whole story

  • Consumers Prefer Connected TV Over 3D

    Among those households intending to buy a new TV set, nearly three-quarters plan to buy a TV with advanced features like 3D or built-in … Read the whole story

  • Rentrak, Post-Newsweek Deal Targets Set-Top-Box Ratings As Currency

    Rentrak, the would-be challenger to Nielsen in local-market ratings, has cut a deal with another large station group to subscribe to its ratings based … Read the whole story

  • 2D TVs Best 3D This Season

    Smart TVs -- those 2D TV sets with Internet-access -- are poised to be purchased by many more holiday shoppers this year than 3D … Read the whole story

  • Lessons From Louis C.K.'s Digital Success

    Louis C.K.'s recent digital comedy event should make the likes of every semi-recognized TV performer and producer sit up and take notice. Recently, viewers … Read the whole story