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Has Demand for Broadcast TV Inventory Already Topped Out? Looking at a flat upfront

While it will be a number of weeks before the networks will be able to accurately count the house, insiders suggest the 2013-14 upfront is likely to be a bit…

April 21, 2013, 11:40 PM EDT

Twitter Breaks News of the Boston Marathon Explosions Injuries reported, photos disseminated, Google launches Person Finder

Two blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon caused at least 23 injuries—six critical—and two confirmed deaths this afternoon—Twitter broke the story and Twitter continues to aggregate it…

April 15, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT

March Madness Boosts CBS, Time Warner Stock NCAA tourney networks secured $875 million in ad revenue

Louisville’s Rick Pitino was perhaps the biggest winner in this year’s NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament, becoming the first head coach to win a National Championship at two different…

April 11, 2013, 5:57 PM EDT

No Love Lost for New NBC Dating Show Ready for Love bows to 3.67 million viewers and a 1.5 in the dollar demo

With just six weeks to go before the 2012-13 broadcast season comes to a shuddering halt, one of the last remaining premieres has exploded on the launch pad. According to Nielsen…

April 10, 2013, 3:32 PM EDT

Viewers Have Little Appetite for NBC’s Hannibal Cannibal drama draws a 1.6; ABC sees decent returns with new sitcom

Broadcasters this week squeezed out two of the final scripted series premieres of the 2012-13 campaign, and as has been the case throughout the season, the results were unspectacular. ABC on…

April 5, 2013, 6:41 PM EDT

Déjà Vu All Over Again as CBS Renews 18 Series Elementary makes the cut, outlook for Vegas is unfavorable

It’s Groundhog Day at CBS, as the top-rated broadcast network has booked a return ticket for 18 of its original series—the same number it renewed a year ago. Among the programs…

March 27, 2013, 7:20 PM EDT

The Voice Is Music to NBC’s Ears Cycle 4 premiere draws a whopping 4.8 in the demo

That muffled turbine noise you hear coming from the vicinity of 30 Rock is the collective sigh of relief exhaled by the NBC executives who just took a gander at…

March 26, 2013, 12:43 PM EDT

Bad Moon Rising: Unfavorable Indicators Dog Broadcasters Signs point to a lukewarm upfront marketplace

Although clients’ budgets won’t be registered for another two months or so, analysts and media buyers are already saying that the 2013-14 upfront marketplace won’t be particularly memorable. In a note…

March 25, 2013, 6:27 PM EDT

CBS to Take 50 Percent Stake in TV Guide Network Deal rounds out company’s TV portfolio

CBS Corp. is on the verge of acquiring an asset that will round out its television portfolio—the hitherto elusive fully distributed ad-supported cable network. According to multiple sources, CBS is close…

March 23, 2013, 3:49 PM EDT

March Madness All But Sold Out CBS, Turner eye another lucrative tournament

Unless you’re a starry-eyed Valpo alum with more school spirit than common sense, there’s a good chance your March Madness brackets remain relatively unscathed at this early juncture. And while…

March 21, 2013, 5:15 PM EDT

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