With NBC generally faring poorly this season in the Nielsen ratings, the network’s narrow win over ABC and Fox for prime time Monday night in the key 18-49 demo is reason to take notice. NBC averaged a 2.6 rating for…
The National Association of Broadcasters is taking the Federal Communications Commission to court in an effort to put the brakes on proposed rules governing disclosure of political advertising rates, Adweek reports. The FCC voted last month to require that TV…
Facebook’s much-hyped initial public offering hasn’t exactly gone according to plan — at least not for small investors. The stock price fell further today, and that’s the least of the company’s problems, Deadline.com reports. The story reports: “SEC Chairman Mary…
Verizon Wireless unveiled a new app that enables mobile device users to search across a range of providers for streaming video, PC Magazine reports. “Dubbed viewdini, the app will search across Comcast Xfinity, Hulu Plus, mSpot, and Netflix for movies,…
In separate actions by two cable channels, a drama series and a reality show have been canceled. After eight seasons on the air, A&E has canceled its reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," Deadline.com reports. Meanwhile, Syfy is pulling the…
The last remaining bubble show from the 2011-12 television season has been renewed, TVLine.com reports. The show is the CBS comedy series "Rules of Engagement.” The show will return for a seventh season, demonstrating a remarkable ability to survive, the…
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt expressed disapproval over Dish Network’s ad-skipping technology, putting himself on the side of television networks that want to kill the service, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Dish’s Auto Hop could damage…
A Web series fronted by actress Illeana Douglas will end after its fourth season, which is set to launch this fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is the Ikea-branded "Easy to Assemble, which features a fictionalized version of…
The writers on NBC’s "Community" are scheduled to meet with its new showrunners, David Guarascio and Moses Port, to talk about their futures with the show, indicating that some may be willing to stay on after creator Dan Harmon was…
A key decision came down Monday in a closely watched legal case that many see as a showdown between traditional media and online streaming. Television broadcasters lost some ground in their battle against Barry Diller’s Aereo, a service that streams…