Netflix, ABC top list of must-keep TV brands in 2025
A new consumer survey conducted by the Strategic Counsel has found Netflix to be the top must-keep TV brand among most American households.
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A new consumer survey conducted by the Strategic Counsel has found Netflix to be the top must-keep TV brand among most American households.
The tech giant is hoping to land a bigger package of live baseball games than what Comcast’s NBC Sports is pursuing.
The flagship evening newscasts from the three major broadcast networks all experienced viewership gains in the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend.
NBC and Versant have approached Major League Baseball about taking over ESPN’s package of Sunday evening games.
The matter is rooted in an appearance by former Vice President Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live” last year.
The first 100 days of the second Trump administration drew significant attention to Fox’s news and prime-time commentary programs.
Comcast’s Sky Group is working with “Saturday Night Live” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels on a British adaptation of the light night sketch comedy show.
NBC Universal is hoping to score at least $7 million per 30-second commercial spot aired during Super Bowl LX.
Comcast’s NBC Universal will continue to offer Olympic events through at least 2036, the company announced on Thursday.
The plan is expected to cost between $20 and $30 less than Fubo’s current base programming package, and include access to major broadcast and sports-inclusive networks.
The award comes about six months after the court found Nexstar improperly collected TV distribution fees on behalf of a Maryland TV station that lost its NBC affiliation.
NFL and college football programming, plus other live events, helped lift traditional TV’s share of viewership over streaming’s lead in January.
The chairman, Brendan Carr, suggested Comcast’s diversity, equity and inclusiveness programs may violate federal employment law.
Cable networks and streaming platforms suffered the worst, while broadcast networks rebounded.
Linear TV captured more than 46 percent of total TV time in December, compared with streaming’s 43 percent.
Netflix, Amazon, Paramount and CBS, Comcast and NBC, Fox, Nexstar and Sinclair are among the companies raising money for fire relief.
The deal covers 11 Scripps stations and 33 Nexstar owned-or-operated stations across the country.
The Big Four broadcast networks were the most-watched channels in 2024, according to Nielsen ratings reviewed by a trade publication.
Long-time sports television broadcaster Greg Gumbel died on Friday at the age of 78; his family attributed the cause of death to a prolonged battle with cancer.
More than 13 million people watched some or all of Amazon’s football game between the Raiders and the Chiefs last Friday.
Fox sports won the day, while CBS came in second, according to Nielsen data released by the league.
The parade averaged around 5 million more viewers than NBC’s prime-time football broadcast.
The trend of alternate NFL broadcasts continues, with Comcast’s Peacock joining the bunch next month.
After more than five decades in television, WNBC-TV’s lead news anchor Chuck Scarborough is ready to retire.
Younger sports fans are increasingly frustrated with the fractured landscape of televised events, so they’re turning to highlights at a higher pace.
The two specials have run on the CBS network for five decades.
Comcast delivered a mixed bag of results for its third financial quarter of the year on Thursday.
The Sunday Night Football match-up between the 49ers and the Cowboys delivered NBC’s highest Week 8 audience on record, the network said.
Amazon’s Prime Video is moving forward with an Election Night news special that will be helmed by ex-NBC News anchor Brian Williams.
The CBS News Vice Presidential Debate drew a high amount of interest to broadcast network and cable television on Tuesday.
Charter’s Spectrum TV customers will continue to have access to NBC-owned cable channels and get Peacock included with their service.
Netflix couldn’t get football’s “greatest of all time” to serve as a color commentator for its Christmas Day NFL games.
Peacock, which offered all Paralympic events live, logged a total audience delivery of 1.2 million viewers.
ABC News and Fox News emerged as the big winners of the 2024 Presidential Debate, according to early Nielsen ratings.
Most football fans chose to watch the game on NBC rather than Peacock, according to ratings data reviewed by The Desk.
Sports fans say broadcast TV networks typically do a better job producing and distributing sports coverage, though they’re increasingly excited about the prospect of streaming video platforms.
Peacock managed to grab around 3 million new subscribers during the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, according to Antenna.
NBC Universal has distributed $2.5 million to more than six dozen local not-for-profit organizations this year, the company said this week.
CNN reporter Carolyn Manno will host the 2024 Summer Paralympics pop-up Gold Zone channel on Peacock; the service will also offer multi-view features.
Nearly 21 million people tuned in to some or all of the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, according to data released by NBC Sports.