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Daytime Emmys: 'View' Breaks Its Emmy Curse ABC leads all nets with 17 Emmys Broadcasting & Cable
The View has finally broken its Emmy curse.
After years of coming up empty in the Daytime Emmy's talk show host category, the women of The View took home that prize Sunday night at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
It was also a big first for The Bold and the Beautiful, which picked up its first-ever Daytime Emmy for best sudser.
Sadly for the ..... KNBC Nets Eight Local Emmys Paul Moyer, Bob Long depart biz with a bang Broadcasting & Cable
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Retired KNBC anchor Paul Moyer and its departing news director, Bob Long, went out with an Emmy bang.
Moyer’s final year at the helm of the NBC-owned station’s 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts — which he co-anchored with Colleen Williams, who remains with the outlet — netted KNBC a pair of wins Saturday nig..... PBS Scores 15 Creative Arts Emmys Other big winners include 'All My Children,' 'Ellen' Broadcasting & Cable
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PBS has taken an early lead in the Daytime Emmys tally, scoring 15 on Saturday night during the kudofest’s creative arts awards.
The pubcaster’s haul included outstanding childen’s series, From the Top at Carnegie Hall. That series’ auspices include exec producer Don Mischer - who hap..... CBS News' McCormick Injured In Afghanistan Was injured during roadside bombing while on assignment for CBS Radio News Broadcasting & Cable
CBS reported Friday that CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick had been injured in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan while on assignment for CBS Radio News.
She was riding with soldiers in their vehicle when it wast hit by the IED (improvised explosive device), which killed one of the soldiers. She underwent surgery at a field hospital and was transported to an air base for..... ESPN Aces Advertising Roster For U.S. Open BMW, DirecTV, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Lexus, MGD 64 To Sponsor Key Coverage Components Multichannel News
Getting ready to step on the courts at the USTA National Tennis Center tomorrow for its inaugural coverage of the U.S. Open matches, rights-holder ESPN has netted deals with an array of sponsors.
The sports programmer has scored deals with BMW, DirecTV, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Lexus and MGD 64. Meanwhile, American Airlines and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration..... ESPN Aces Sponsor Roster For U.S. Open BMW, DirecTV, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Lexus and MGD 64. Multichannel News
Getting ready to step on the courts at the USTA National Tennis Center tomorrow for its inaugural coverage of the U.S. Open matches, ESPN has netted deals with an array of sponsors.
The sports programmer has scored deals with BMW, DirecTV, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Lexus and MGD 64. Meanwhile, American Airlines and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are supportin..... Disney Channel's 'Wizards' Telefilm: Cable's Most-Watched Show Of 2009 Original Movie Based On Network's Series Averages 11.4 Million Viewers Multichannel News
Disney Channel original movie Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie conjured enough viewers on Aug. 28 to become the top program on cable thus far in 2009 .
Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie, the 77th original telefilm for the network, averaged 11.4 million watchers Saturday night, according to Nielsen Media Research live + same-day data. That number included 4..... Disney Channel's Wizards Telefilm Is Cable's Most-Watched Show Of 2009 Original Movie Adaptation From Net's Series Averages 11.4 Million Viewers Multichannel News
Disney Channel original movie Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie conjured up enough viewers on Aug. 28 to become the top program on cable thus far in 2009 .
Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie, the 77th original telefilm for the network, averaged 11.4 million watchers Saturday night, according to Nielsen Media Research live + same-day data. That number include..... Disney Channel's 'Wizards' Telefilm Is Cable's Most-Watched Show Of 2009 Original Movie Adaptation From Net's Series Averages 11.4 Million Viewers Multichannel News
Disney Channel original movie Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie conjured up enough viewers on Aug. 28 to become the top program on cable thus far in 2009 .
Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie, the 77th original telefilm for the network, averaged 11.4 million watchers Saturday night, according to Nielsen Media Research live + same-day data. That number include..... Disney Channels Wizards Telefilm Is Cable's Best Most-Watched In 2009 Original Movie Averages 11.4 Million Viewers Multichannel News
Disney Channel original movie Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie conjured up enough viewers on Aug. 28 to become the top program on cable thus far in 2009.
Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie, the 77th original telefilm for the network, averaged 11.4 million watchers Saturday night, according to Nielsen Media Research live + same-day data. That total included 4.5 million kid..... ESPN Study Cycles Through Behaviors Of Sports Fans Consumption Habits Differ Depending On Age, Gender Multichannel News
While it may not come across in theatricals like North Dallas Forty and Big Fan, sports fans do evolve over the course of their lives. In a presentation on Friday morning at ESPN's Media Day at its Bristol, Conn. headquarters, vice president of integrated media research Glenn Enoch presented findings from a recently completed study that examined the life cycle of t..... Broadcast TV Revenues Down 12.8% In Q2 <p>Local, Network, Syndication Sectors All Sustain Declines; TimeWarner Cable Spending Up 32%</p><p> </p><p> </p> Multichannel News
Broadcast TV ad revenues were down 12.8% in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2008, according to TNS Media Intelligence/CMR data released by the Television Bureau of Advertising.
Local broadcast TV revenues (spot TV) were down 26.3% to $2.7 billion, while network TV declined 6.9% $5.86 billion, and syndication was off 1.5% $1.09 billion.
For the..... Broadcast TV Revs Down 12.8% In Q2 <p>Local, Network, Syndication Sectors All Sustain Declines; TimeWarner Cable Spending Up 32%</p><p> </p><p> </p> Multichannel News
Broadcast TV ad revenues were down 12.8% in the second quarter vs, the same period in 2008, according to TNS Media Intelligence/CMR data released by the Television Bureau of Advertising.
Local broadcast TV revenues (spot TV) were down 26.3% to $2.7 billion, while network TV declined 6.9% $5.86 billion, and syndication was off 1.5% $1.09 billion.
For the first hal..... Gutkowski Sues Steinbrenner Over Formation Of YES Network Ex-MSG Chief Seeks $38 Million In Damages From Yankees Boss Multichannel News
Bob Gutkowski, the former president of Madison Square Garden and the MSG Network has sued New York Yankees principal owner over the creation of the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network.In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Friday, Gutkowski, according to a report from Reuters, said Steinbrenner "knowingly lied" when he promised him a chance to build and have a major role..... Broadcast TV Revs Down 12.8% <br />Local broadcast TV revenues were down 26.3%, network TV was down 6.9% and syndication was down 1.5% Multichannel News
Broadcast TV Revs Down 12.8%Local broadcast TV revenues were down 26.3%, network TV was down 6.9% and syndication was down 1.5%By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/28/2009 3:50:32 PM EDTBroadcast TV ad revenues were down 12.8% in the second quarter vs, the same qurter in 2008, according to TNS Media Intelligence/CMR data released by the Television Bureau of Advertising.Loca..... Kuhn Communications Joins Big Ten Network Team Penn. Distributor To Kick Off Sports Service Sept. 1 Multichannel News
Kuhn Communications, Inc. became the latest distributor to ink an affiliate pact with Big Ten Network.
Deal terams were not disclosed, but the distributor, serving customers in Cumberland, Franklin and Perry County, Penn., will position BTN on channel 33, starting Sept. 1.
The launch will give Kuhn subscribers access to the network's coverage of at least fou..... Muse poised for global "Uprising" Craig McLean LONDON (Billboard) - A lead single about a proletarian revolt against the global banking crisis. A teaser campaign involving a worldwide musical treasure hunt. An Nielsen: Number of TV Households Up By 400,000 Now at 114.9 million, the smallest increase in the last decade Broadcasting & Cable
Nielsen says the number of TV households has increased by 400,000 to 114.9 million, the smallest increase in the last decade.Nielsen announced the bump as it prepares to start rating the new TV season for 2090-2010.Nielsen said that the top 10 markets remain relatively the same. But there was some shuffling in the top 10. Seattle moved up from 14 to 13 and Denver from 18 to 16, with T..... Playhouse Disney's Jungle Junction Will Get On-Demand Debut Cablevision, Time Warner, FiOS Customers Can Screen Preschool Series In Advance Of Linear Debut Multichannel News
Preschoolers and their caregivers can get an early look at the new animated Playhouse Disney series next month.While Jungle Junction, an import from the United Kingdom is scheduled to make its linear debut Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block, digital subscribers to Cablevision, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOs can view the show on Sept. 2..... Playhouse Disney's 'Jungle Junction' Will Get On-Demand Debut Cablevision, Time Warner, FiOS Customers Can Screen Preschool Series In Advance Of Linear Debut Multichannel News
Preschoolers and their caregivers can get an early look at a new animated Playhouse Disney series next month.While Jungle Junction, an import from the United Kingdom is scheduled to make its linear debut Oct. 4, digital subscribers to Cablevision, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOs can view the show on Sept. 28 via the distributors' respective on-demand platforms.Jungle.....