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Linda Moss
Nielsen: Hispanic, Asian TV Homes Outpace Overall TV Household Growth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 29, 2008 - 8:56amLast updated: August 29, 2008 - 8:57am
The total number of U.S. TV households for the 2008-2009 season will be 114.5 million, an increase of 1.5% from last year, with Hispanic and Asian homes increasing nearly three times faster than the overall pace, Nielsen said Thursday.
Dish Joins Cable in Opposing NAB Quiet Period Start Date
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 14, 2008 - 8:18amLast updated: August 14, 2008 - 8:20am
Dish Network Wednesday joined its rival, the cable industry, in opposing the start time that broadcaster's have proposed for a retransmission-consent "quiet period" next year. Dish Network wants the quiet period to start Dec.
Alternate-Delivery Hits All-Time High; Cable Falls to 18-Year Low
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 13, 2008 - 4:12pmLast updated: August 13, 2008 - 4:12pm
More U.S. TV households are receiving programming via an alternate delivery system, such as satellite, than ever before while wired cable's penetration hit an 18-year low in July, according to a Television Bureau of Advertising analysis of Nielsen Media Research data.
DirecTV-Dish Merger Still 'Problematic'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 11, 2008 - 7:58pmLast updated: August 11, 2008 - 7:59pm
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone said Monday that although a DirecTV-Dish Network merger would be "very synergistic," it would still face problems winning regulatory approval. Liberty CEO Greg Maffei said that regulatory approval of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio Holdings would not make a DirecTV-Dish Network merger any more likely to pass muster in Washington.
Dish Supports Retrans Quiet Period
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 6, 2008 - 8:57pmLast updated: August 6, 2008 - 8:57pm
Dish Network, which is in the midst of a retransmission-consent dispute that dropped four TV stations off its lineup, Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to impose a so-called "quiet period" that would prevent broadcasters from pulling their signals during the transition to all-digital television broadcasting next February.
Broadband Regulation Could Crimp Cablers, ACA Says
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 29, 2008 - 7:16amLast updated: July 29, 2008 - 7:17am
The "rejuvenation" that independent cable operators have enjoyed by expanding into broadband service could be impacted by possible federal regulation of network management practices, a lawyer for the American Cable Association warned Monday.
NBCU, NextMedium Team Up On Product Placement
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 10, 2008 - 7:23amNBC Universal and NextMedium are partnering to help improve the process for identifying, marketing and fulfilling product-placement opportunities across several NBCU properties. In the initial phase of the partnership, NBCU will make two of its scripted programs—USA Network’s Psych and NBC’s Life—available to NextMedium’s Embed technology platform, a full-service management system that helps better connect clients to the production-level product placement opportunities within those shows.
Nielsen: Almost 10% of U.S. Unready for Digital Transition
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 28, 2008 - 7:28amNearly 10% of U.S. households are completely unprepared for the transition to all-digital broadcast signals next February.
Digital Transition Could Wreak Havoc On 2009 Feb. Sweep, Report Says
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 21, 2008 - 9:15amHas anyone thought of the harmful affect next year's digital television transition could have... on sweeps? Ad agency Carat notes that there are home that aren't ready for the digital transition -- including the Hispanic population, homes with older viewers and rural homes...
Spectrum May Translate To Mobile Video For Dish
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 9:39amLast updated: April 22, 2008 - 3:34pm
Dish Network’s successful spectrum bid this week had Wall Street surprised, and abuzz, about what satellite pioneer Charlie Ergen may be planning -- a number of analysts were laying odds that the satellite provider will be looking to offer mobile video services.
