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Nielsen Media Research has scheduled a meeting for Nov. 30 to discuss a possible compromise intended to save its plan to measure audiences for television commercials.At the meeting with TV networks and advertising buyers, Nielsen plans to discuss the possibility…
The combination of “Sunday Night Football” and “Heroes” gave NBC a surprise ratings win for the seventh week of the season, besting season-to-date champ ABC with a razor-thin margin of victory. NBC won among adults 18 to 49 with a…
ABC News is going to get a half-hour jump on its broadcast news competitors by starting its midterm election coverage at 9:30 p.m., instead of the previously announced 10 p.m. In addition to beating the 10-11 p.m. CBS News and…
The pending Fox Business Channel appears to have picked up a commitment representing 9 million to 12 million-plus subscribers from cable leader Comcast.The New York Times reported Tuesday that a carriage agreement has been reached, although the green light has…
The Federal Communications Commission reversed course on two indecency cases late Monday, saying in one it wouldn’t challenge bad language during a network news interview with an entertainer. The FCC ruled that the use of the word “bullshitter” on CBS’s…
Turner Broadcasting System has made a deal to put programming from its Adult Swim programs and NASCAR.com available to users of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console. Gamers with an Xbox Live Silver subscription and a broadband connection can access…
NBC will air the game between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos, two teams with impressive 6-2 records, on Nov. 19, instead of a game between two teams with losing records that was originally designated for the prime-time…
Veoh Networks, an Internet television Web site, has appointed John MacDonald president, giving him responsibility for content acquisition and programming.Mr. MacDonald, the former general manager of Fine Living Network and former CEO and president of InnovaTv.com, also held positions with…
A test version of Comcast’s long-planned user-generated Web-video service went live Monday.The site, called ziddio.com, initially will let users upload videos related only to content being aired on Cinemax and Comcast’s Style Network. That differentiates it from sites such as…
CBS has revived online a discarded pilot created by “Borat” writer Anthony Hines. The network announced Monday that it is streaming the comedy/reality hybrid, titled “The Papdits,” on its innertube broadband channel. The 2006 pilot involves a family from Kashmir…