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‘AMA’ Soars for ABC; Bennett Tanks NBC
Music specials decided the ratings fate of two networks last night. On ABC, the three-hour “American Music Awards” single-handedly gave the network a Tuesday night ratings victory. The awards show received a 4.7 rating among adults 18 to 49, according…
FCC Ownership Review Sparks Controversy
The Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership review erupted into new controversy Wednesday as the panel’s Media Bureau announced it would launch 10 ownership issue studies and drew quick attack from the two Democratic commissioners.Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein suggested…
Cable Group Wants Leeway to Put NFL Network on Tier
The American Cable Association has called on NFL Network to allow ACA members to run the channel on tiers, allowing individual subscribers to decide whether or not they want to pay for the football network.NFL Network launches its new schedule…
Networks Ask That Indecency Rulings Be Overturned
For the second time in three days, a federal appellate court is being asked to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency rulings. This time, Fox Television Stations, CBS Broadcasting and NBC Universal have challenged part of an omnibus order that…
Comcast, Disney Complete Deal
By Jon Lafeyette and James HibberdComcast Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. completed a long-awaited carriage and content deal on Tuesday that includes the sale of Disney’s minority interest in E! Entertainment to Comcast, giving Comcast full control over the…
Syndicated Talk Shows Rise in First Week of Sweeps
Several syndicated talk shows continued to rise during the first full week of sweeps, with a few veteran shows and newcomers benefiting from firing their biggest programming guns during November. Leading the pack in gains was King World’s “Dr. Phil,”…
Third ‘Dateline’ to Replace ‘Lights’ on Tuesdays
“Dateline NBC” is getting a third night per week beginning Dec. 26, when 8 p.m. Tuesdays becomes a regular slot for the NBC newsmagazine. “Dateline” has been airing on Saturdays and will return to Sundays after the NFL TV season…