"The Price Is Right" 45th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards Special

2010-03-16T22:30:57Z

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 16: Musician Blake Shelton appears on "The Price is Right" at CBS Television City on March 16, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/

NBC's prime-time viewership improves without Leno

2010-03-16T15:15:42Z

<div id="subtitle">NBC prime-time viewership increases by 45 percent in 2 weeks since Jay Leno's move</div><div><p>Two weeks into non-Jay Leno programming, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 percent.</p><p>While NBC doesn't necessarily have any hits in that hour, the instant response by viewers indicates they a...

HBO's "Pacific" wounded in first outing

2010-03-16T12:32:50Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO's costly World War Two miniseries "The Pacific" got off to a slow start on Sunday evening, delivering 3.1 million viewers.</p><p>The 10-part series...

Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns

2010-03-09T12:46:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Broadcasters excited over how well specials are doing; regular shows doing less well</div><div><p>While special events are doing very well for broadcasters — capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years — their day-to-day schedules are hurting.</p><p>The Nielsen Co.

Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming

2010-03-08T16:45:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Stay tuned: More fee disputes coming over local TV channels on cable lineups</div><div><p>Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.</p><p>Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations. The providers are resisting, and in the latest tussle, Cablevision customers face Oscar night without broadcast amid unyielding feud with ABC</div><div><p>Cablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company

Charging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems

2010-03-04T03:45:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Hulu might have to charge fees, but paid videos come with own problems</div><div><p>Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.</p><p>Comedy Central's decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu — "The Daily Show" and "

Olympics, 'Idol' rule again in last week's ratings

2010-03-02T11:31:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Winter Olympics, 'American Idol' again dominated the ratings roster last week, Nielsen says</div><div><p>Seven nights of Winter Olympics and three "American Idol" editions added up to Nielsen's Top 10 roster last week.</p><p>NBC could savor its final round of Olympics-fed ratings dominance, including the week's most-w...

Disney: ABC may go dark on Cablevision in New York

2010-03-02T04:30:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney says WABC-TV signal may go dark on Cablevision in New York area in dispute over fees</div><div><p>The Walt Disney Co. on Monday began warning Cablevision subscribers in New York that...

TLC declines to renew Miss America TV contract

2010-03-01T15:00:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Cable network TLC declines to renew TV contract with Miss America pageant after 3-year run</div><div><p>Miss America's three year run on TLC is over after the cable network chose not to renew its television contract with the beauty pageant.</p><p>TLC declined on Monday to say why it was cutting ties with the 89-year-old competition after the pageant's broadcast attracted 4.5 million vie...

News Corp buys stake in Rotana entertainment

2010-02-23T16:00:12Z

<div><p>Global media giant News Corp has bought a 9.09-percent stake in Rotana Group, which is controlled by Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the companies said Tuesday.</p><p>News Corporation agreed to invest 70 million dollars in newly issued Rotana shares, and has the option to increase its stake to 18.18 per...

Olympics coverage gets 7 of top 8 Nielsen spots

2010-02-23T15:16:37Z

<div id="subtitle">NBC's Olympics coverage gets 7 of top 8 spots in Nielsen ratings; 'American Idol' places 5th</div><div><p>The Winter Olympics ruled in the ratings last week, treating NBC to an average audience roughly three times the size of its nearest rival, Fox.</p><p>NBC's coverage of the Winter Games held seven of the top eight ...

News Corp. buys 9 percent of Mideast's Rotana

2010-02-23T08:45:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Murdoch's News Corp. to pay $70M for 9.1 percent of Saudi prince's Arab media firm Rotana</div><div><p>Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Tuesday it will spend $70 million for a slice of Arabic media giant Rotana Group, pushing deeper into the growing Middle East market ...

News Corp eyes stake in Saudi-owned Rotana Media: report

2010-02-23T06:15:50Z

<div><p>Media giant News Corp is set to agree a deal to buy 10 percent of Rotana entertainment, owned by Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.</p><p>A deal could be announced Tuesday, said the FT, adding t...

Australia's Seven TV in tie-up with equipment firm

2010-02-22T00:15:43Z

<div><p>Australian media and investment company Seven Network on Monday announced a surprise merger with a heavy equipment firm, saying the unusual match-up was designed to take advantage of the mining boom.</p><p>In announcing the proposed tie-up with WesTrac, Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes said Aus...

News Corp. to get $400M for Bulgarian TV channel

2010-02-22T08:41:43Z

<div id="subtitle">News Corp. selling Bulgarian TV channel bTV for $400M to Central European Media Enterprises</div><div><p>Media conglomerate News Corp. said Thursday that it agreed to sell its Bulgarian TV channel, bTV, to Central European Media Enterprises ...

Open, Sezmi: Video box billed as cheap TV rival

2010-02-22T08:41:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Sezmi video service launches as an alternative to other kinds of subscription TV</div><div><p>A company called Sezmi is hitting stores with an unusual proposition: Pay $299 for a box that goes on top of your TV and picks up broadcast, cable and Internet video fare for a small monthly fee.</p><p>The downside is that Sezmi lacks some popular channels like News Corp. said on Thursday it has agreed to sell its Bulgarian terrestrial TV business, bTV, for 400 million dollars (294 million euros) in cash to leading regional broadcaster CME.</p><p>"Under the terms of the agreement, CME will pay 400 million dollars in cash for 100 percent of the terrestrial free-to-air TV channel, bTV," News Corp. said in a...

Olympics help NBC skate to the top of the ratings

2010-02-22T09:02:44Z

<div id="subtitle">NBC crosses the ratings finish line in 1st place as Winter Olympics get under way</div><div><p>The first three nights of the Vancouver Olympics helped make NBC the audience favorite last week, but viewers also flocked to Nielsen Co. for the week of Feb. 8-14. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:</p><p>1. NBA All-Star Game (East vs. West), (Sunday, 8:42 p.m.),

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