Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Fox News, NBC end 2025 as top networks in prime-time
Fox News grew its prime-time audience year over year, while NBC saw double-digit declines in total viewers and key demos.
RATINGS
Netflix: Christmas Day NFL game is most-streamed in U.S.
The match-up averaged 27.5 million viewers and peaked at 30 million, according to Nielsen data cited by Netflix.
RATINGS
No settlement reached in news director’s lawsuit against Nexstar
Stanton Tang alleged wrongful termination and defamation tied to a memo criticizing Pride Month coverage at his former station.
EXCLUSIVE
Fuse Media taps Karl Meyer to serve as Chief Revenue Officer
Fuse Media has named advanced advertising veteran Karl Meyer as Chief Revenue Officer to drive growth across CTV, FAST and linear platforms.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Disney to pay $10 million to settle children’s privacy probe
Disney will pay $10 million to settle claims related to the distribution of its content on YouTube.
Disney moving forward with shutdown of Hulu app
The Walt Disney Company is moving forward with its planned sunset of the standalone Hulu app in 2026.
Nielsen deepens measurement partnership with Roku
Nielsen and Roku are deepening their measurement partnership that will allow both companies to access each other's intelligence products.
Nielsen: YouTube flat, Paramount rises in Media Distributor Gauge
Paramount displaced NBC Universal as the third-largest media distributor during Nielsen's November measurement month.
DATA
Bari Weiss delays “60 Minutes” segment on controversial prison linked to Trump
CBS News pulled a segment on a controversial El Salvadorian prison that houses detainees of the Trump administration.
Nielsen: 20 million watch Trump’s prime-time speech on top networks
Nearly 20 million Americans watched President Donald Trump's prime-time address to the nation on top broadcast and cable networks this week.
RATINGS
BBB National Programs retracts challenge of AT&T ad spot
An advertising organization has withdrawn its complaint against AT&T over its spot challenging T-Mobile's honesty in marketing.
EXCLUSIVE
ESPN launches new ad campaign promoting year-round sports coverage
The network is trying to avoid seasonality churn-out, similar to what co-owned streamer Fubo experiences each year.