The return of controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens to Philadelphia produced a ratings touchdown for Fox Sports.The loss of Mr. Owens’ new team, the Dallas Cowboys, to the Eagles on Sunday generated a 13.9 Nielsen Media Research household rating and…
PBS is making shows including “Nova” and “Arthur” available on Apple’s iTunes download store.Demand for past PBS features on iTunes led the public broadcaster to add episodes from its prime-time and kids lineups, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger said…
For the week ended Oct. 8, ABC was the top broadcaster in adults 18 to 49, while CBS captured a win in total viewers.ABC’s Thursday night medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” was the top broadcast show in both demographics, scoring a…
CBS edged out NBC as the top broadcaster in the adults 18 to 49 ratings group Monday, with help from its 10 p.m. drama “CSI: Miami.”“CSI: Miami” scored a 5.9 preliminary national rating, a number that includes live viewing plus…
Chuck Ross, publisher and editorial director of TelevisionWeek, interviewed HDNet co-founder, Chairman and President Mark Cuban on Sept. 28 for a TelevisionWeek Spotlight Series event during Advertising Week 2006. The following is an edited transcript of that interview.
HGTV said it will launch its first Web-only series with a pair of shows that debut next week on HGTVkitchendesign.com.“8 Fresh Ideas for Kitchen Backsplashes” and “Getting Started-10 Steps to a New Kitchen” were chosen based partly on how much…
Google gobbled up its biggest online video competitor with its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube, announced Monday at the close of the financial markets.The deal is a stock-for-stock transaction based on the 30-day average closing price two days prior to…
Nielsen families’ college kids living away from home will be included in all National People Meter audience estimates starting Jan. 29, 2007, Nielsen Media Research said Monday.In the first stage of the Extended Home measurement program, viewing by sample students…
YouTube has struck a deal to host video content from CBS, Showtime and CSTV Networks and split advertising revenue with the television companies. The agreement, announced Monday, will put news, sports and entertainment clips on YouTube, which has become the…
ABC’s 9 p.m. (ET) one-hour “Desperate Housewives” was the top-rated network program Sunday in adults 18 to 49, helping ABC win the night in the ratings group most prized by advertisers.“Housewives” scored an 8.5 preliminary national rating in adults 18…