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Sleeper Agent With new spy drama The Americans, FX again shows it's unafraid to take risks to make quality TV

Craft services appears to have closed for business, but Keri Russell would very much like something to nibble on if it wouldn’t be an imposition on the people packing away…

January 15, 2013, 6:06 AM EST

Witching-Hour Deal for Cablevision and Viacom Agreement caps a good day for cable carriage pacts

Cablevision and Viacom have finally reached a deal, and not a moment too soon. With about an hour to go before Times Square was set to usher in the New Year…

December 31, 2012, 11:39 PM EST

Shows to Argue About Over Christmas Leftovers [Video Gallery] Because you've already argued about everything else

Here, gentle reader, is the thing: you're going to argue with your family over the holidays. You know you are. For many of you, the debates began over your Christmas dinner…

December 26, 2012, 9:46 AM EST

Nielsen: Broadcast Ad Spend Zooms in Q3 Networks book $5.33 billion in sales as Olympics, auto dollars flow

Broadcast television enjoyed an impressive third quarter, as overall network spend soared 35 percent versus the year-ago period. According to data just released by Nielsen, the broadcasters booked north of $5.33…

December 12, 2012, 10:00 AM EST

The Incredible Shrinking Christmas Nickelodeon's ratings woes and lackluster toy sales have clients saying, 'Bah, humbug'

As anyone who’s ever cracked open an Econ 101 textbook will tell you, there’s something a little goofy happening at the moment in the kids television market. Despite flattened demand…

November 19, 2012, 12:00 AM EST

Will AMC Profits Come Back Up After Its Spat With Dish? Newly resolved dispute dings cable network's margins

After more or less telling investors to batten down the hatches last quarter, AMC Networks has come back with the news it expected: Earnings were down last quarter due to…

November 9, 2012, 6:01 PM EST

FCC: Mobile and Cable Services Improving New York and New Jersey continue to be 'difficult'

As many residents of New York and New Jersey know all too well after Sandy blew through town, cellphone and cable service outages persist. But overall, communications conditions in the…

November 1, 2012, 5:34 PM EDT

McSlarrow Exits Comcast D.C. Office Cohen left in charge of public policy

Comcast's Kyle McSlarrow is packing his snow skis. The longtime Beltway insider who has headed up the cable giant's Washington, D.C., office for the past 18 months is moving to…

October 24, 2012, 11:37 AM EDT

RedZone Scores TD With Fans The NFL Network's 'crack' channel draws viewers by making an end-run around ads

Like a pulling guard smashing his way through summer blocking drills, the commercials just keep exploding off the line of scrimmage. Pop pop pop, hit and get hit—they are relentless…

October 15, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

Good News/Bad News: Cable Notches Record Upfront Haul, but Market Is Slumping Stagnant economy puts the freeze on scatter

After two consecutive years of record growth, the cable advertising market has cooled down considerably—and if the current scatter market is any indication, the networks could be in for a…

September 17, 2012, 1:34 PM EDT

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