Tribune Co.’s television operating revenues were up 2% to $292 million in the second quarter, TVNewsday reports. The company credited the increase in television revenues to growth in stations’ market share, the Web site notes.
Verizon Communications is offering new subscribers a year’s free use of a high-definition digital video recorder, in addition to a free month of HBO and Cinemax, Multichannel News reports. The company is launching the offer, which is valid until Oct….
NBC’s ratings for the Olympics are surpassing what the network promised TV advertisers, Media Daily News reports. NBC offered a 14.5 average rating in prime time to advertisers, but its Olympics coverage has averaged a 17.2 rating so far, the…
The Cable Advertising Bureau found that the number of original shows on cable during a week in April was double what it was in 2003, AdAge reports. There were 1,407 original shows during an average April 2008 week, far more…
NBC pages have a new uniform designed by Brooks Brothers to celebrate the page program’s 75th anniversary, the New York Post reports. The new suits were chosen by viewers in an online poll announced by “Today,” the newspaper says. —Vlada…
The boards of the ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate organizations have added their endorsements to the resolution by the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board calling for a quiet period on retransmission negotiations-related signal disruptions on cable and satellite…
Based on a new system for measuring viewership on multiple platforms, NBC said more than 113 million people watched Olympic programming on Sunday. NBC is introducing what it calls a Total Audience Measurement Index, which combines into one number the…
In Demand Networks is extending its deal with Howard Stern to carry Howard TV on Demand through the end of 2010, along with expanding the franchise’s programming slate. The new deal will keep Mr. Stern on In Demand through the…
MTV said Web viewers watched 6 million streams of Jonas Brothers clips, equaling more than 60,000 hours of programming, this past weekend. MTV streamed video content on the Web and on mobile phones from the band’s promotional tour for its…