Facebook sold a $1.96% stake in the social networking site to Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment firm, for $200 million, the New York Times reports. That makes the company appear to be worth significantly less than it was in…
Fox is in prime position to take the top spot for the TV season for the fifth consecutive year, Media Life Magazine reports. The network will lock in the win with the final full night of the TV season with…
The premiere of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” on Bravo Tuesday night scored the strongest debut of the franchise, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Last night’s episode drew 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 1.7 million total viewers. The first part…
“iCarly” reached a ratings high with its hourlong special “iDate a Bad Boy” on Saturday, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show reached its largest audience ever by drawing 6.5 million viewers, helping it score as the most watched basic cable…
Entertainment news magazines posted ratings increases across the board for the week ending May 3rd, TVNewsday reports. CBS Television Distribution’s “Entertainment Tonight” led the pack with a 4.3 household rating, gaining 5% over the previous week and posting an increase…
CBS is set to end the season as the only broadcast network to increase its viewers, MediaWeek reports. CBS has increased total viewers by 12% and boosted its ratings for adults 18-49 by 7%, the trade publication says. MediaWeek points…
NESN, a regional sports network in New England, received its third-highest ratings of a Boston Bruins broadcast with its coverage of the teams’ second-round National Hockey League playoff series, Multichannel News reports. With its broadcast of the Bruins’ May 1…
National Geographic Channel posted its highest ever April primetime ratings with its “Waking the Baby Mammoth” special, Multichannel News reports. The network averaged 445,000 viewers from March 30 to April 26, while the special averaged 1.66 million viewers on April…
Comcast SportsNet Chicago was the highest-rated network in the city with adults 25-54 during its broadcast of the Chicago Blackhawks’ playoff game on April 27, Multichannel News reports. CSN Chicago had a 5.28 household rating with the game, or 184,400…
USA Network ended the week of April 26 as the top-rated cable network, holding off a jump in viewers at TNT, Mediaweek reports. USA averaged 3.18 million total viewers, compared with TNT’s 2.93 million viewers, which landed the latter in…