Nielsen says the portion of TV households still unready for digital TV has dropped a little, but that 5.1% of households are still unready and that the percentage of African American, Hispanic and households headed by those under 35 that…
Scripps Networks Interactive said that cancellations of upfront advertising buys are running “in the low teens,” compared with rates in the previous quarter of 2% to 5%. Scripps Networks President John Lansing, speaking on the company’s first-quarter earnings call Thursday,…
Scripps Networks Interactive reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $154 million as an asset writedown offset a small increase in profit at its cable networks. “Led by HGTV and Food Network, the company had a very good fourth quarter, especially…
Web video viewership jumped 13% in December from the month before, comScore reported today. The online audience measurement firm found that Internet users in the United States watched a record 14.3 billion online videos in December, a 13% rise from…
USA Network and Bayer Aspirin have teamed up to honor “Monk” actor Stanley Kamel, who died of heart disease last spring. “Monk” cast members Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford will appear in a public service announcement…
Vivica A. Fox will host TV Land Prime’s upcoming series “The Cougar.” The eight-episode elimination dating show, in which a woman looks for love among a group of younger men, will premiere in April. “The Cougar” is executive produced by…
Actor-comedian Bob Newhart will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. Mr. Newhart will be recognized as part of the NAB Show Television Luncheon on April 20 in Las Vegas. The award…
The House of Representatives, by a 264-to-158 vote, today ended the debate over whether the country is ready for the digital TV transition with a clear “no.” It sent to President Obama legislation for a “one-time-only delay” that would postpone…
It’s tough times for much of the television business, but Time Warner Chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes likes the TV production business. “We feel very good about the TV production business,” Mr. Bewkes said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call with…
The House of Representatives began considering legislation this afternoon to postpone the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12. A final House vote to send the delay to President Barack Obama for his signature now is expected later…