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CBS News has unveiled its plans for multiplatform coverage of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, led by live broadcasts and Web streams anchored by Katie Couric. Ms. Couric will anchor broadcast coverage for CBS throughout the day on Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Coverage will include...
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CBS and Time Warner Cable said they reached an agreement that extends the cable operator's retransmission of signals from CBS’s television stations and its carriage of Showtime Networks’ programming through 2013. CBS and Showtime programming will also be part of Time Warner Cable’s Start Over and...
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Fox drew the highest ratings among the networks that show NFL football for the second consecutive year. Fox said its NFL games averaged a 10.5 Nielsen household rating and a 22 share CBS’s Sunday games drew a 10 ratings and 21 share. Fox’s Sunday afternoon rating also beat the 10.2/16 NBC drew with its...
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Time Warner Cable and Granite Broadcasting have reached a retransmission agreement to continue providing broadcast programming in several New York state markets. The deal includes the broadcast of ABC programming in Buffalo and CBS programming in Syracuse and Binghamton. Additionally, Time Warner Cable...
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For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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12-14-2008
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An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million who watched Election Night on 10 networks in 2004...
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11-05-2008
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The 2008 race for the presidency has been memorable for many reasons, not the least of which is the jaw-dropping effect it has had on the television industry. The campaign brought to media companies a record $750 million in advertising revenue—of which local stations and the broadcast and cable networks...
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10-26-2008
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Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements movie theater circuit said it is in discussion with its bankers and other noteholders about the company’s debt as a result of the sharp drop in the value of the CBS and Viacom stock it holds. Mr. Redstone had to sell $233 million in nonvoting stock in Viacom and...
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The second of three presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night was watched by 63.2 million people tuning in to 11 channels--27 million more people than saw their first debate Sept. 26, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a reversal from 2004...
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10-08-2008
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The television turn-out for the vice presidential debate Thursday night between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin totaled 69.9 million viewers, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The lone debate between the two contenders was carried live on 11 broadcast and cable networks...
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10-03-2008
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Thursday night’s presidential address on the current economic crisis and rescue plan was watched by 52.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media numbers. President George W. Bush’s speech aired from about 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. EST on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Telemundo and Univision as...
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09-26-2008
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After a six-week tryout, Erica Hill has won the co-anchor chair next to Chris Wragge on the Saturday edition of “The Early Show” on CBS, effective immediately. Ms. Hill follows in the footsteps of Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta, who also work full-time for CNN while contributing to CBS News programs...
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Sen. Barack Obama’s historic speech Thursday, accepting the presidential nomination during the Democratic National Convention, brought in 38 million viewers across 10 networks, setting a convention record. Last night’s speech bested its closest competitor, day four of the 1992 DNC, by more than 10 million...
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08-29-2008
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NBC News and CNN were the kings of the hour during which VP candidate Joe Biden spoke at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, drawing more viewers than any of their five commercial cable or broadcast competitors. The total audience across broadcast and cable channels fell from Tuesday night...
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08-28-2008
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ESPN is expected to announce a multi-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to continue to televise football, basketball and other college sports events. A conference call is scheduled for Monday afternoon with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN executives John Skipper and Burke Magnus and...