Buoyed by rapid growth for its online and mobile audiences, cable’s E! Entertainment Television plans to launch a free app for the iPhone and the Google Android phone this week. More apps, the downloadable programs that let cell phones access…
When online video news and review site Tilzy.TV said it would host a Web video upfront to bring together media buyers and the best digital studios in a matchmaking event in June, my first thought was, “It’s about time.” Not…
For the first two weeks of the May sweeps, CBS is the only broadcast television network posting year-over-year gains among total viewers. The network is also the only one to avoid any losses among adults 18-49, the demographic still led…
Verizon is launching six new high-definition channels on its FiOS television service from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios this week. The channels are Comedy.TV, Recipe.TV, ES.TV (entertainment news), MyDestination.TV, Cars.TV and Pets.TV. “The addition of these channels helps us to continue…
The Great Nielsen Meltdown of 2009 should come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever seen one of the company’s paper diaries. Until about a week ago, I actually had no clue just how the ratings giant collected data from…
Strong affiliate-fee growth from cable operators in the first quarter partly offset a drop in advertising sales at Scripps Networks Interactive, home of channels including HGTV and Food Network. The company’s net income fell to $60.1 million, or 37 cents…
CBS, which lost $55.3 million in the first quarter due to an advertising slump and a down economy, today said it is seeing signs that the worst of the recession might be over. That assessment of the economy followed News…
Cablevision Systems said it exploring a spinoff of its Madison Square Garden business, a move that was praised by securities analysts. “Even taken at face value, a spin off could release huge value,” said Craig Moffett, senior analyst at Sanford…