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Sep21
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Nielsen Media Research revealed that in the U.S. the average number of television sets now outnumbers the number of people living in the home. They say that there are now 2.73 sets in a regular American home while 2.55 people as an average live together.
They also added that 50 percent of American homes have three or more TVs and just around 19 percent have only one.
The average home has the television set on for over eight hours a day, yet is watched individually for four hours and 35 minutes.
 People do watch more television, but not the big networks as niche cable broadcasters have eaten into their market share for years. Prime time viewing has remained the same over the last decade with people watching only four more minutes then 10 years ago.
The major factor in the 3 percent growth over last year, interestingly, has been teen girls watching late night or early morning TV.
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Sep20
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What does it mean to say that the new TV will be shows built around everything else? I don't even believe that the shows are going to be the biggest thing anymore in the near future. Not only are there...
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Sep17
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Dr. Phil McGraw will start his fifth season on Monday, September 18. The show will be broadcast in 212 markets across the nation. "I'm even more excited about this season than I was about our first," says McGraw. "We spent...
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Sep12
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With the coming switch to digital signals by broadcasters in 2009, companies have been pressing the FCC to allow those vacant airwaves to be made available for use without a license. Companies like Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC), among others...
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Sep10
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The Television Bureau of Advertising released it projections for the next two years at its yearly Forecast Conference. For 2007, they predicted that Total Spot TV revenues would fall by 1 and 3% compared with 2006. Local Spot revenue would...
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Sep 9
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In a temporary reprieve, a federal court stayed the findings that four broadcasts where certain cussing was used violated the indecency law. Both sides of the issue say they welcomed the decision. Attorneys for the networks assert that the stay...
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Sep 8
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The first episode of Star Trek was broadcast in the U.S. 40 years ago on Sept. 8, 1966. In celebration of the anniversary, there will be The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration and Conference, which will begin at Seattle's...
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Sep 7
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Media tracking company TNS Media Intelligence asserts that the duration of an appearance of a brand within a TV show, is a far more important metric than the number of times an ad is shown. They say: "Given the...
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Katie Couric and CBS lost 23 percent of its first-day audience, but still were able to attract 7 percent of U.S. households to finish in first for one more day. ABC finished in 2nd with 5.3 percent and NBC close...
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Sep 5
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This recent deal to take advantage of emerging technology, rather than fight it, is a good move for both CBS (CBS) and TiVo. I'm talking about the agreement between Tivo and CBS to offer TiVo subscribers the opportunity to preview...
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Sep 4
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The annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon took in $61 million, a new record beating the previous high of $60.5 million raised in 2003. Lewis said, "I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart for so many...
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Sep 3
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The nemesis of broadcast indecency, L. Brent Bozell, has stepped down from the presidency of the Parents Television Council, according to an announcement by the organization on Friday. The founder of the organization, Bozell will still serve on the board....
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Aug30
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ESPN has reached a deal with their partner of 25 years - the Big East Conference - to carry both their basketball and football games. A minimum of 75 basketball games will be shown under the agreement. ESPN will continue to show...
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A small cable channel named Ovation, The Arts Network, has been acquired by a consortium of private investors including the Weinstein Co. This is the first effort the production company has made toward entry into cable. Ovation is a 10-year-old...
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Kagan's latest edition of its Broadband Cable Financial Datebook offers great optimism for the future of the cable industry. The newest report shows that investors are extremely happy with Internet Protocol voice services and how that should have a positive...
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Aug29
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The strategy of the CEO of Liberty Media Corp. Gregory Maffei to change the company from a holder of assets, to an operator of companies, has come to fruition with its new entertainment unit. Liberty's old business model was one...
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Aug27
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While Nielsen Media Research recently revealed that the population of the U.S. Tv household would only grow by a little over 1 percent for the coming season, they did say that in the Hispanic and Asia households there will be...
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This years Emmys were a showcase for the popular action show "24," as it took in three Emmys for the night, which included best actor for Kiefer Sutherland and best drama series for the show. Sutherland said when receiving the...
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Aug25
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With the upcoming official launch of CW, the new network created from UPN and WB, is coming on Sept. 20. They are pulling no stops in getting the CW name out there. They already have been branding themselves with the...
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Aug24
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As if entertainment companies didn't have enough problems, in a recent report by research firm eMarketer, Internet Protocol TV is getting ready to take off. In the short-term outlook, there won't be too much to be concerned with as there...
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