CBS and Dish Network said Monday night that they have failed to reach an agreement on a new carriage deal. As a result, CBS’ broadcast network, several stations owned by CBS including in Los Angeles and New York, as well as CBS Sports Network, Pop and the Smithsonian Channel, are now dark on the nation’s No. 2 satellite service. The news comes as the companies’ contract expired at 10:59 PM PT.
The actor Daniel Dae Kim — in his new role as executive producer — was turned down twice by CBS before landing the show at the last-place network.
Fox’s media/entertainment businesses, which have been rumored to be for sale, could be worth $50 billion in a potential sale, according to one report. Fox is considering selling many of its non-sports, non-news TV businesses, which Michael Nathanson, senior media analyst for MoffettNathanson Research, estimates could essentially split the company in half — leaving $45 billion in sports and news assets.
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‘SNF’ Ratings Best Since Week 1
The game between the Eagles and the Cowboys averaged a 13.5 rating/22 share in the metered market households, up 13% compared to the comparable game last year. Top markets for the game were: Philadelphia 35.3/52; Dallas 30.0/47; San Antonio 25.6/39; Austin 21.9/39; Richmond 21.7/32; Albuquerque 21.1/31; New Orleans 18.8/27; Norfolk 18.5/27; Seattle 17.1/28; and Memphis 16.7/23.
The process of determining which NFL games will be shown in which TV markets can be simple — unless there’s flexing, cross flexing, prime flexing, mandatory pullouts
Entertainment Studios has appointed Amy Gruberg as senior vice president of media partnerships. Gruberg is based at the ES headquarters in Los Angeles. In her new position, Gruberg will implement […]
CBS, Dish Near Retrans Deadline
A contract deadline has been set for shortly after midnight Monday going into Tuesday morning, when CBS could possibly remove its CBS and CW stations from Dish subscribers.
We need to have a serious talk about Kodi. Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard about Kodi — either from friends in real life who love streaming free stuff and telling you about it, or by way of social network pals who promote the boxes that make it possible. Even so, here’s a refresher.
In 1954 when Tonight premiered on NBC there was no VCR or DVR, no curated assortment of online clips to watch over coffee the next day. Cut to 2017, and the landscape has changed drastically. The hours on either side of midnight are no longer where the magic happens — for the viewers or the hosts. These days, the real win isn’t keeping folks pinned to their sofas. Just the opposite: It’s disseminating “greatest hits” moments to them far and wide — to be consumed in offices, on public transportation, via Facebook — long after the credits have rolled.
Facing two accusations of sexual harassment by members of the Transparent team that he has strongly denied, Jeffrey Tambor, in an ambiguous statement Sunday that heavily implies, though doesn’t confirm, an imminent departure from the Emmy-winning series, Tambor referenced what he calls a “politicized atmosphere” that has afflicted the set. He said that this is “no longer the job I signed up for four years ago.”
At a special shareholder meeting today in New York, Discovery’s pending $14.6 billion acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive got overwhelming support.
The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon were the top-rated and most-watched scripted shows on broadcast Thursday night. Airing at 8 p.m., Big Bang averaged a 2.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 13.2 million viewers. Young Sheldon followed at 8:30 with a 2.1 and 11.7 million viewers. Both shows were approximately even with their performances the prior week.
NBC plans to stream more than 1,800 hours of content during its coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang, South Korea, next year. That’s almost twice what the network streamed in the 2014 Winter games — just over 1,000 hours of footage, which also marked the first time that every event was streamed online.
NEW YORK (AP) — Move over ABC, CNN and all the other networks planning to ring in the New Year. This year Steve Harvey will be hosting his own brand […]
