
Wall Street: Comcast got a steal on NBCUniversal
Is General Electric letting Comcast gobble up the NBCUniversal media empire at a bargain price? Wall Street thinks so. "The Comcast folks feel like ...

Comcast doubles down on TV in $16.7B deal for NBCU
Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of ...
NBC stumbles in deep midwinter freeze, ratings low
NBC, after being heartened by some long-sought success this past fall, has fallen into a deep midwinter freeze. The network has badly stumbled ...
Super Bowl tops ratings; outage highly viewed, too
As it does nearly every year, the Super Bowl will almost certainly stand as the most-watched television event of 2013. This year, the Blackout Bowl ...

Super Bowl falls short of ratings record
With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the ...

US stocks close down after Dow's rally to 14,000
Stocks hit a big milestone, then promptly spun off the road. Major indexes dived the most this year Monday, the first trading day after the Dow broke ...

Sites let you see Super Bowl ads you missed
If you missed any of the Super Bowl ads your friends and co-workers are talking about, Hulu, CBS and YouTube are among the websites that let you watch ...
CES gadget show host drops CNET as awards picker
The industry group that hosts the annual gadget show known as International CES is dropping reviews website CNET as the picker of its "Best of CES" ...

Viacom adjusted profit, revenue fall in 1Q
Viacom Inc. said Thursday that net income rose sharply in its fiscal first quarter compared with results depressed by a large accounting charge a year ...
CBS converting advertising unit to REIT
CBS Corp. said Wednesday that it is converting its U.S. outdoor advertising business to a real estate investment trust and selling the international ...
CNET reporter quits over CBS interference
Technology reviews by website CNET have long been respected for their thoroughness and integrity, but that reputation has come under scrutiny after ...

BCS title game's TV rating hurt by rout
The BCS title game's television rating was up from last season, but the lopsided score kept viewership down. Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew ...

NBC wins final 2012 weekly ratings crown
NBC unwrapped a welcome gift in the final week of 2012, a ratings victory powered by Sunday night football. More than 30 million viewers watched the ...
Media stocks buoyant after 'fiscal cliff' deal
Shares of media companies rose Wednesday as fears of an advertising slowdown based on slower economic growth abated somewhat due to a deal to avert ...

NBC seizes ratings lead with football and 'Voice'
Powered by football and "The Voice," NBC took the lead in the ratings last week. But even football couldn't tackle CBS' indomitable "NCIS," which ...
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 10-16
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: San Francisco ...
CBS dominates week in TV ratings
CBS had little competition for dominance last week in the television ratings. The network had 17 of the 25 most-watched programs on the air last week, ...

School shooting compels entertainment changes
The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel ...
'The Young and the Restless' hits milestone
When "The Young and the Restless" climbed to the top of the daytime drama ratings, there were 13 soap operas on the air. Now there are four. The CBS ...
Football leads NBC to ratings win
Two football games that showed the widely divergent paths of New York's pro football teams boosted NBC to its first ratings win of the new season.

'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas
J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created ...
CBS comedy 'Big Bang Theory' hits ratings high
CBS is getting a bigger bang out of its most popular comedy. "The Big Bang Theory" set a series record with 17.6 million viewers last week, the ...