ESPN Wins Nov. Despite Drop
Despite a double-digit drop, ESPN led basic cable in primetime during November.
The total-sports network averaged a 2.
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Woodie in the Spotlight at Comcast
Phillip Woodie has joined Comcast Corp.’s Comcast Spotlight ad-sales unit as director of multicultural sales.
Woodie
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Univision Drops Nielsen Suit
Univision Communications Inc. has dropped the lawsuit it brought against Nielsen Media Research this summer over the rollout of “Local Peop
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NCC Spots Up with Azteca America
National Cable Communications is breaking into the broadcast business.
The cable rep firm announced Monday that it has
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'Spike@9’ Gets Mixed Results
After two weeks, Spike TV’s original reality and documentary series have gotten off to a somewhat slow start.
The fo
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It’s Rate-Hike Season
Rate-increase notifications are as predictable as holiday cards in the mail in November and December, and cable’s competitors are already p
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Football Boosts ESPN; Wizard Boosts TBS
Football was the big winner for ESPN last week, but timeless classic The Wizard of Oz helped to push TBS into the four
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NBC Universal, Nielsen Roll a Seven
NBC Universal reached a seven-year pact for audience-measurement services covering all of its national and local television businesses with N
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Slow Start for CNBC’s Conan
The repurposing of Conan O’Brien to CNBC’s evening schedule didn’t get off to a rousing start.
MSGN’s Knicks Ratings Up 47%
The team’s record on the court might only be 2-3, but the New York Knicks have gotten off to a strong start on the small screen this season












