Veteran Journalist, Filmmaker Takes Key Role For ‘The Grio’
It covers stories of Black people "from Kampala to Atlanta," and spurred the recent launch of a television network featuring African American-focused content. Now, the owner of The Grio — Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) — has named a SVP of News and Entertainment for the unit.
March Madness; Slam dunk winner for CBS; ‘NCIS’ top drama
Basketball and Regularly Scheduled Programming Lead CBS to Weekly Win in Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49. NCAA Basketball Wins Every Half-Hour Thursday, Friday...
The Urban One Shareholder Votes Are In
Urban One, the multimedia company led by Alfred Liggins III that owns the TV One and Cleo cable television networks in addition to radio stations, Reach Media and a growing casino gaming operation, has submitted to the SEC the results of voting on matters ranging from executive compensation to its board of directors. What are the results?
Cable bests broadcast at NBC Universal
General Electric reported Q3 revenues down 5% to $35.9 billion, but with earnings per share up 32% to 29 cents. But of greater interest to RBR-TVBR readers is what happened in the NBC Universal segment. NBCU revenues were essentially flat
Locast Services Launch In Land of NBA Champs
The donation-based IP-fueled local TV service that the "Big Four" broadcast TV networks love to hate and the NAB despises has just entered its 36th DMA. It happens to be the home of the National Basketball Association's 2021 World Champions.
Fall primetime insights: Younger-skewing female networks
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Coming Soon: A MRC Audit Of Comscore TV Measurement
RBR+TVBR has learned that Comscore and the Media Rating Council are currently working to commence an audit of Comscore’s national and local TV measurement. To confirm, the MRC has not officially started an audit. But, it has a statement on what's to come.
ABC finds things to like about Tuesday performance
With a repeat Last Man Standing, Cougar Town, DWTS Results Show and a surging Private Practice on its new night, ABC registered as Tuesday’s...
A New Weekly Program From Gray’s ‘InvestigateTV’
Gray Television’s dedicated investigative team is readying the launch of a new weekly program featuring "watchdog reports" about government corruption, consumer alerts and health care issues.
The show takes the name of the investigate team and will premiere during this week across all of the broadcast media company's stations.
TBS extends Conan into 2015
As the late-night talker began a week of shows in Atlanta to celebrate the Final Four, Time Warner’s TBS has announced that it is...
Spot Cable’s Solid Spenders, and Returning Players
The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report is out, and it shows brand stability across the rankings by play count. The report also shows that two brands that have been active in the past at Spot Cable are now back in a big way, thanks to new campaigns.
ATBA welcomed FCC Commissioner Clyburn at NAB
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) welcomed Commissioner Mignon Clyburn of the FCC to an ATBA-hosted event during
Eight TV Owner Groups Sign On With VUit
A subscription-free, ad-supported national streaming video service backed by Gray Television has signed what it calls "major agreements" with eight station groups and independent TV station owners. The deal brings local programming and content from 71 over-the-air stations to the VUit platform.
Nevada: No TV Viewer Left Behind
Governor Brian Sandoval has asked the FCC to make sure
Another Mako Stations Sale Closes
It was the third transaction to involve a "unique" group of low-power TV construction permits, given their construction deadline. And, the deal was first announced in late August. Now, Ravi Kapur has completed his acquisition of two digital mini-TV facilities from Mako Communications.