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NBC Edges Out CBS to Win Friday

NBC’s new Friday lineup won the night for the network in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, with the 8 p.m. (ET) game show “Deal or No Deal” winning the title of highest-rated Friday night show in the demo.“Deal” scored…

ABC’s Oscarcast Down From Last Year

ABC’s Sunday broadcast of the “78th Annual Academy Awards” was down 9 percent in the adults 18 to 49 demographic from last year.The three-hour Oscarcast scored a preliminary national rating of 12.8, with a 29 share in adults 18 to…

AT&T Agrees to $67 Billion Acquisition of BellSouth

AT&T has reached an agreement to buy rival telephone company BellSouth for $67 billion, turning the telecom industry on its head while at the same time forming an even more formidable rival to cable. AT&T made the announcement Sunday.If the…

NBCU Boosts Online Presence With Purchase of Female-Targeted iVillage

NBC Universal said Monday that it will pay around $600 million to acquire iVillage, the female-targeted destination Web site, in a move by the media giant to bolster its online profile.NBCU will pay $8.50 per share to buy iVillage, with…

Agents’ Digital Dance

Reps Grapple for Client Cut of New Revenues

IFC Stokes Originals Slate

Cable Net Orders Aspiring Screenwriter Show, Anime Series, Documentaries

Paxson Braces for Challenge

CW, MyTV ‘Orphans’ Could Devalue Broadcaster’s Stations

Scripps Building on Web Success

Response Spurs Plans for More Channels, Video

Group Means Business in D.C.

NAB Wants Results From Meetings With Lawmakers

Basics of the ‘Hard 10’

Like Cartoon Network’s “Ben 10,” “Hard 10” might make a good name for the hero of a kids cartoon. And if it were, ad buyers probably would be all over it.In the kids television advertising market, the “hard 10” are…