Two weeks in the life of the increasingly peripatetic Ann Curry: Curl up on “Today” colleague Hoda Kotb’s couch for a three-hankie interview about Ms. Kotb’s battle with breast cancer earlier this year. Travel to Pakistan to interview former Pakistani…
Viewership Up for Network, Local Newscasts
“The strike hurts our industry, our colleagues and our community, no question. That being said, it will probably give cable a boost in that our programming is primarily unscripted and repeat-oriented … so that we should get some additional sampling,…
ABC, ESPN Point to Demographics as NASCAR Viewership Dips
But Hallmark Carriage Renewals Could Complicate Sale
An Old Boys’ Network may still run Hollywood, but a Young Women’s Network is working to equalize things. Conversations with a number of women in the television industry—ranging from actresses to network executives—paint a picture of slow improvement in opportunities…
Hospitals Can Follow Model for Healthy Business
Success Depends on Accounting for Varied Usage Patterns, Demographics
NHL Network has inked a deal with Charter Communications that will broaden the distribution base of the fledgling channel to more than 80 million homes. Under terms of the deal, Charter will launch the channel on its cable systems next…
ESPN2 led the first round of Nielsen’s C3 ratings measuring how well broadcast and cable networks retain viewers through commercial breaks. ESPN2 scored a 104 percent retention rate on average program ratings in prime time, meaning the number of viewers…