http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:15:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com http://tvbythenumbers.com/favicon.ico http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/us-tv-industry-outdone-as-china-cancels-88-tv-shows-in-a-single-day/115338/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/us-tv-industry-outdone-as-china-cancels-88-tv-shows-in-a-single-day/115338/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:19:15 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/us-tv-industry-outdone-as-china-cancels-88-tv-shows-in-a-single-day/115338/ China likely sets a TV show cancellation record!]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/us-tv-industry-outdone-as-china-cancels-88-tv-shows-in-a-single-day/115338/feed/ 19 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:31:20 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/ Though all the top cable operators took hits, boosted by gains from AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS and DIRECTV, overall there were 34,000 net additions for the quarter.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/feed/ 10 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/29/bigger-tv-nonsense-meme-in-hard-times-fantasy-does-better-or-comedy-does-better-poll/108949/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/29/bigger-tv-nonsense-meme-in-hard-times-fantasy-does-better-or-comedy-does-better-poll/108949/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:49:26 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=108949 Nonsense alert!]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/29/bigger-tv-nonsense-meme-in-hard-times-fantasy-does-better-or-comedy-does-better-poll/108949/feed/ 41 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/22/nielsen-glitch-could-be-inflating-dvr-viewing/104537/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/22/nielsen-glitch-could-be-inflating-dvr-viewing/104537/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:35:37 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=104537 Earlier this year Nielsen changed the way it handled DVR viewing so that if a show were watched multiple times on DVR, the multiple views would be counted and ultimately included in any gross ratings reports. Now Nielsen has alerted its customers that those DVR viewing numbers may have been  inflated due to a processing [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/22/nielsen-glitch-could-be-inflating-dvr-viewing/104537/feed/ 25 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/19/charlie-sheen-nears-25-million-settlement-with-warner-bros/104225/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/19/charlie-sheen-nears-25-million-settlement-with-warner-bros/104225/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:09:07 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=104225 not a bad severance.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/19/charlie-sheen-nears-25-million-settlement-with-warner-bros/104225/feed/ 14 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/14/over-the-top-viewing-or-economic-woes-tv-service-subscribers-fall-by-the-most-ever-in-a-single-quarter/103747/ 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+0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=103419 Bruckheimer & Cowell also with substantial TV businesses.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/12/tyler-perry-is-highest-paid-man-in-entertainment-followed-by-jerry-bruckheimer-steven-spielberg-elton-john-simon-cowell/103419/feed/ 17 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:45:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/ Total TV service subscribers grew grew by 475,000 in the first quarter of 2011.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/feed/ 7 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/04/comcast-to-spend-200-million-more-on-nbcs-primetime-schedule-than-ge-did/91505/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/04/comcast-to-spend-200-million-more-on-nbcs-primetime-schedule-than-ge-did/91505/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 15:07:04 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=91505 How will they spend it?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/04/comcast-to-spend-200-million-more-on-nbcs-primetime-schedule-than-ge-did/91505/feed/ 74 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:32:49 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892 While total pay TV subscribers continue to grow slowly, subscribers continue to shift from cable companies to satellite and telco providers.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892/feed/ 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/31/international-distribution-will-save-my-show-au-contrair-mon-ami/87746/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/31/international-distribution-will-save-my-show-au-contrair-mon-ami/87746/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:21:06 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=87746 Home grown US ratings matter far more to a show's future.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/31/international-distribution-will-save-my-show-au-contrair-mon-ami/87746/feed/ 36 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/when-will-you-know-if-your-favorite-show-is-canceled-or-renewed-2/84394/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/when-will-you-know-if-your-favorite-show-is-canceled-or-renewed-2/84394/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:44:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/when-will-you-know-if-your-favorite-show-is-canceled-or-renewed-2/84394 Here are the dates.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/when-will-you-know-if-your-favorite-show-is-canceled-or-renewed-2/84394/feed/ 80 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/31/is-your-favorite-show-one-of-the-programs-our-sales-department-cant-monetize/80785/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/31/is-your-favorite-show-one-of-the-programs-our-sales-department-cant-monetize/80785/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:24:04 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=80785 Outside 18-49 = no ad money.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/31/is-your-favorite-show-one-of-the-programs-our-sales-department-cant-monetize/80785/feed/ 135 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/28/btigs-greenfield-now-comcast-should-buy-starz-to-help-itself-while-hurting-hbo-netflix/80631/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/28/btigs-greenfield-now-comcast-should-buy-starz-to-help-itself-while-hurting-hbo-netflix/80631/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:33:57 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=80631 An interesting idea.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/28/btigs-greenfield-now-comcast-should-buy-starz-to-help-itself-while-hurting-hbo-netflix/80631/feed/ 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/justice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditionsjustice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditions/79153/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/justice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditionsjustice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditions/79153/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:39:17 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/justice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditionsjustice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditions/79153 via press release: Justice Department Allows Comcast-NBCU Joint Venture to Proceed with Conditions Companies Agree to License Programming to Online Distributors and Comply with Anti-Retaliation Provisions and Open Internet Requirements WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today a settlement with Comcast Corp. and General Electric Co.’s subsidiary NBC Universal Inc. (NBCU) that allows their [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/justice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditionsjustice-department-allows-comcast-nbcu-joint-venture-to-proceed-with-conditions/79153/feed/ 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/fcc-grants-approval-of-comcast-nbcu-transaction/79145/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/fcc-grants-approval-of-comcast-nbcu-transaction/79145/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:53:42 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/fcc-grants-approval-of-comcast-nbcu-transaction/79145 via press release: FCC GRANTS APPROVAL OF COMCAST-NBCU TRANSACTION Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission grants—with conditions andenforceable commitments—approval of the assignment and transfer of control of broadcast, satellite, andother radio licenses from General Electric Company (GE) to Comcast Corporation. The approval will allowGE and Comcast to create a joint venture involving NBC [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/18/fcc-grants-approval-of-comcast-nbcu-transaction/79145/feed/ 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/07/college-bowl-ratings-mostly-down-after-move-to-cable-but-espns-bottom-line-will-cheer-anyway/77789/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/07/college-bowl-ratings-mostly-down-after-move-to-cable-but-espns-bottom-line-will-cheer-anyway/77789/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:28:14 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=77789 Look past the ratings, to the carriage fee leverage.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/07/college-bowl-ratings-mostly-down-after-move-to-cable-but-espns-bottom-line-will-cheer-anyway/77789/feed/ 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/03/the-mentalist-29-in-the-usa-but-1-in-france/77022/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/03/the-mentalist-29-in-the-usa-but-1-in-france/77022/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:29:13 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=77022 Is Simon Baker the new Jerry Lewis?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/03/the-mentalist-29-in-the-usa-but-1-in-france/77022/feed/ 64 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/13/oprahs-own-network-asks-to-triple-subscriber-fees-some-cablesatcos-balk/75188/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/13/oprahs-own-network-asks-to-triple-subscriber-fees-some-cablesatcos-balk/75188/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:15:57 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=75188 With so little Oprah, can OWN triple sub fees?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/13/oprahs-own-network-asks-to-triple-subscriber-fees-some-cablesatcos-balk/75188/feed/ 31 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/03/as-cable-msossatcos-start-paying-broadcast-networks-small-cable-networks-may-get-the-squeeze/74241/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/03/as-cable-msossatcos-start-paying-broadcast-networks-small-cable-networks-may-get-the-squeeze/74241/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:04:20 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/03/as-cable-msossatcos-start-paying-broadcast-networks-small-cable-networks-may-get-the-squeeze/74241 The money's got to come from somewhere.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/03/as-cable-msossatcos-start-paying-broadcast-networks-small-cable-networks-may-get-the-squeeze/74241/feed/ 17 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:46:41 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650 TV subscribers decline for the second quarter in a row.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650/feed/ 8 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/28/just-wait-until-comcast-takes-over%e2%80%a6/73482/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/28/just-wait-until-comcast-takes-over%e2%80%a6/73482/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:11:53 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=73482 What are you waiting for?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/28/just-wait-until-comcast-takes-over%e2%80%a6/73482/feed/ 44 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/11/cbs-tops-ratings-for-upscale-viewers-office-apprentice-glee-modern-family-top-upscale-show-indexes/71715/ 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http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/10/fx-on-pace-for-936-million-in-ad-revenue-added-to-carriage-fees-nearly-1-4-billion-in-revenue/67390/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/10/fx-on-pace-for-936-million-in-ad-revenue-added-to-carriage-fees-nearly-1-4-billion-in-revenue/67390/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:45:11 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=67390 Media Week reports that FX is on pace to make $936 million in advertising this year, up 10% over last year.  If you add in carriage fees it receives from MSOs, that gets FX to nearly $1.4 billion in annual revenue.* Before you go asking questions like is Kurt Sutter being paid enough or whether [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/10/fx-on-pace-for-936-million-in-ad-revenue-added-to-carriage-fees-nearly-1-4-billion-in-revenue/67390/feed/ 6 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/do-tv-critics-have-an-effect-on-tv-ratings/66082/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/do-tv-critics-have-an-effect-on-tv-ratings/66082/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:36:07 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/01/do-tv-critics-have-an-effect-on-tv-ratings/66082 Apparently not this Fall.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/do-tv-critics-have-an-effect-on-tv-ratings/66082/feed/ 44 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/fox-pulls-fx-national-geographic-channel-regional-fox-sports-nets-from-dish-network/66048/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/fox-pulls-fx-national-geographic-channel-regional-fox-sports-nets-from-dish-network/66048/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:31:16 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/01/fox-pulls-fx-national-geographic-channel-regional-fox-sports-nets-from-dish-network/66048 In the latest carriage fee spat, Fox has pulled FX, the National Geographic Channel and regional Fox Sports Nets from DISH Network as of midnight on October 1.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/01/fox-pulls-fx-national-geographic-channel-regional-fox-sports-nets-from-dish-network/66048/feed/ 71 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/analyst-nbc-network-worth-negative-600-million-usa-network-worth-11-7-billion/65304/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/analyst-nbc-network-worth-negative-600-million-usa-network-worth-11-7-billion/65304/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:30:48 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=65304 Analyst sets the value of the NBCU properties.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/analyst-nbc-network-worth-negative-600-million-usa-network-worth-11-7-billion/65304/feed/ 85 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/pt-v-do-the-overnight-reports-still-matter/65260/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/pt-v-do-the-overnight-reports-still-matter/65260/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:52:49 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=65260 I've covered the topic about whether the overnights matter a few times in the last couple of months, most recently here.  So far premiere week has done nothing but support the notion that the numbers still matter quite a bit. Broadcasting & Cable's Ben Grossman weighs in on the  hypocrisy (and also officially outs @MaskedScheduler [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/pt-v-do-the-overnight-reports-still-matter/65260/feed/ 27 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/26/comcasts-steve-burke-will-run-nbc-universal-once-deal-is-complete/65244/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/26/comcasts-steve-burke-will-run-nbc-universal-once-deal-is-complete/65244/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:56:10 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/26/comcasts-steve-burke-will-run-nbc-universal-once-deal-is-complete/65244 via press release: Comcast and GE Name Steve Burke Chief Executive Officer of NBC Universal PHILADELPHIA, PA and FAIRFIELD, CT  -  September 26, 2010 Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced today that Stephen B. Burke will become chief executive officer of NBC Universal (NBCU) upon the close of Comcast’s acquisition of [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/26/comcasts-steve-burke-will-run-nbc-universal-once-deal-is-complete/65244/feed/ 16 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zuckers-biggest-regret-wasnt-ben-silverman-but/65142/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zuckers-biggest-regret-wasnt-ben-silverman-but/65142/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:57:24 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=65142 From The Hollywood Reporter via The Live Feed: THR: What's your biggest regret? Zucker: My biggest regret would be that we weren't able to turn around NBC Entertainment quickly, although I'm very encouraged about the seeds of the turnaround that have been planted. We have a long way to go. There is nothing certain about [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zuckers-biggest-regret-wasnt-ben-silverman-but/65142/feed/ 15 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zucker-headed-out-at-nbcu-decision-not-his-own-choice/65057/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zucker-headed-out-at-nbcu-decision-not-his-own-choice/65057/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:15:27 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zucker-headed-out-at-nbcu-decision-not-his-own-choice/65057 Surprise timing for the announcement.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/24/jeff-zucker-headed-out-at-nbcu-decision-not-his-own-choice/65057/feed/ 138 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/15/report-big-bang-theory-stars-to-get-much-bigger-checks-this-season/63609/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/15/report-big-bang-theory-stars-to-get-much-bigger-checks-this-season/63609/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:14:36 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/15/report-big-bang-theory-stars-to-get-much-bigger-checks-this-season/63609 The stars of the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory will be cashing much bigger checks this season.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/15/report-big-bang-theory-stars-to-get-much-bigger-checks-this-season/63609/feed/ 35 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/14/canary-in-the-coal-mine-should-the-cws-veteran-show-ratings-falls-worry-the-other-networks/63246/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/14/canary-in-the-coal-mine-should-the-cws-veteran-show-ratings-falls-worry-the-other-networks/63246/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:57:04 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/14/canary-in-the-coal-mine-should-the-cws-veteran-show-ratings-falls-worry-the-other-networks/63246 Are the CW's returning show ratings plunges signs of things to come for the rest of the broadcast networks mining for TV ratings this season?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/14/canary-in-the-coal-mine-should-the-cws-veteran-show-ratings-falls-worry-the-other-networks/63246/feed/ 174 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/13/report-nbc-doubles-development-budget-to-125-150-million-to-try-and-catch-abc/63045/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/13/report-nbc-doubles-development-budget-to-125-150-million-to-try-and-catch-abc/63045/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:35:03 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=63045 Will NBC's ratings gains be worth the tremendous increase in their development budget?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/13/report-nbc-doubles-development-budget-to-125-150-million-to-try-and-catch-abc/63045/feed/ 31 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/12/jersey-shore-they%e2%80%99re-making-a-ton-of-money-on-that-show-expect-copycats/62981/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/12/jersey-shore-they%e2%80%99re-making-a-ton-of-money-on-that-show-expect-copycats/62981/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:17:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=62981 No successful show in television remains un-copied for long.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/12/jersey-shore-they%e2%80%99re-making-a-ton-of-money-on-that-show-expect-copycats/62981/feed/ 104 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/06/abc-faces-fourth-for-fall/62303/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/06/abc-faces-fourth-for-fall/62303/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:57:35 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=62303 There's good news and bad news for Paul Lee, the new head of ABC Entertainment Group.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/06/abc-faces-fourth-for-fall/62303/feed/ 141 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/02/what-does-the-network-of-a-failed-show-owe-its-viewers/62059/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/02/what-does-the-network-of-a-failed-show-owe-its-viewers/62059/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:41:53 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=62059 When a television show is clearly a failure, what does the network owe its viewers?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/02/what-does-the-network-of-a-failed-show-owe-its-viewers/62059/feed/ 308 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/01/hallmark-pulls-its-channels-from-att-u-verse-in-carriage-dispute/61822/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/01/hallmark-pulls-its-channels-from-att-u-verse-in-carriage-dispute/61822/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:36:48 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=61822 We've seen many last minute resolution to these carriage disputes between content providers and cable, satellite and telco operators.   We've even seen a case where it runs a few minutes over. When something big like NFL or big college football, the Oscars or SpongeBob is at stake, the disputes always seem to get resolved before [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/01/hallmark-pulls-its-channels-from-att-u-verse-in-carriage-dispute/61822/feed/ 2 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/23/report-jersey-shores-the-situation-to-make-5-million-this-year/60694/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/23/report-jersey-shores-the-situation-to-make-5-million-this-year/60694/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:46:58 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/23/report-jersey-shores-the-situation-to-make-5-million-this-year/60694 Those hoping that the Jersey Shore casts' fifteen minutes of fame will soon expire, don't get your hopes up. ]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/23/report-jersey-shores-the-situation-to-make-5-million-this-year/60694/feed/ 21 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/17/nielsen-seeks-to-raise-2-01-billion-in-ipo/60266/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/17/nielsen-seeks-to-raise-2-01-billion-in-ipo/60266/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:53:04 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/17/nielsen-seeks-to-raise-2-01-billion-in-ipo/60266 I meant to write about this Monday night but got sidetracked, by of all things, Nielsen ratings! In an SEC filing on Monday, Nielsen said it planned to raise 2.01 billion through an initial public offering, an increase to the $1.75 billion it said it was aiming for in June. Nielsen was bought in 2006 [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/17/nielsen-seeks-to-raise-2-01-billion-in-ipo/60266/feed/ 3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/rentrak-set-top-box-data-still-redheaded-stepchild/59440/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/rentrak-set-top-box-data-still-redheaded-stepchild/59440/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:50:27 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/08/rentrak-set-top-box-data-still-redheaded-stepchild/59440 I like the folks at Rentrak and I'm not snarking on their data. I don't blame Rentrak at all for riding any and every anti-Nielsen wave generated by the media.  Besides, data-based businesses can be extremely lucrative, even if you are the redheaded stepchild. Instead, I'm snarking on a MediaWeek headline of  "Rentrak Moves in [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/rentrak-set-top-box-data-still-redheaded-stepchild/59440/feed/ 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/single-cam-comedies-are-all-the-rage-but-multi-cam-is-still-where-the-money-is/59441/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/single-cam-comedies-are-all-the-rage-but-multi-cam-is-still-where-the-money-is/59441/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:12:29 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/08/single-cam-comedies-are-all-the-rage-but-multi-cam-is-still-where-the-money-is/59441 does the camera format really matter to a show's long-term success?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/08/single-cam-comedies-are-all-the-rage-but-multi-cam-is-still-where-the-money-is/59441/feed/ 42 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/17/tv-writers-deals-way-down-from-a-decade-ago-still-in-the-stratosphere/57364/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/17/tv-writers-deals-way-down-from-a-decade-ago-still-in-the-stratosphere/57364/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:28:39 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=57364 $800,000-$1.5 million-a-year doesn't sound too bad unless you compare it to $3 million-a-year.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/17/tv-writers-deals-way-down-from-a-decade-ago-still-in-the-stratosphere/57364/feed/ 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/14/is-true-blood-worth-800000-an-episode-in-syndication/57123/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/14/is-true-blood-worth-800000-an-episode-in-syndication/57123/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:51:58 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=57123 HBO hopes it can sell True Blood for $800,000 per episode.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/14/is-true-blood-worth-800000-an-episode-in-syndication/57123/feed/ 36 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/12/when-cheap-determines-success-should-hollywood-be-worried/56873/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/12/when-cheap-determines-success-should-hollywood-be-worried/56873/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:23:49 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/12/when-cheap-determines-success-should-hollywood-be-worried/56873 At what point does Hollywood look at today's news and start to worry about their current business model?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/12/when-cheap-determines-success-should-hollywood-be-worried/56873/feed/ 88 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/09/is-the-mad-men-season-premiere-at-risk-for-att-u-verse-subscribers/56646/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/09/is-the-mad-men-season-premiere-at-risk-for-att-u-verse-subscribers/56646/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:40:52 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=56646 AT&T U-verse subscribers may miss the upcoming season of Mad Men as the telco is set to drop AMC and several other Rainbow Programming-owned services next week over a contract dispute.]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/09/is-the-mad-men-season-premiere-at-risk-for-att-u-verse-subscribers/56646/feed/ 5 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/08/espn-and-acc-reach-exclusive-12-year-agreement/56423/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/08/espn-and-acc-reach-exclusive-12-year-agreement/56423/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:40 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/08/espn-and-acc-reach-exclusive-12-year-agreement/56423 via press release: ESPN and ACC Reach Exclusive 12-Year Agreement Includes Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Olympic Sports; Conference Championships; Syndication and Corporate Marketing Deal with Raycom Sports; Cable and Broadcast TV Plus Comprehensive Multimedia Rights ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) have reached a 12-year agreement for exclusive rights to every conference-controlled [...]]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/08/espn-and-acc-reach-exclusive-12-year-agreement/56423/feed/ 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/05/dear-networks-why-does-winning-matter/56127/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/05/dear-networks-why-does-winning-matter/56127/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:07:21 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=56127 We're well acquainted with network television press releases claiming "wins" for this or for that, and we do our share of hyping the horserace that is TV ratings, but does "winning" ever matter more than absolute ratings?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/05/dear-networks-why-does-winning-matter/56127/feed/ 34 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/01/company-town-nonsense-scripted-originals-are-broadcasts-best-option-for-summer/55956/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/01/company-town-nonsense-scripted-originals-are-broadcasts-best-option-for-summer/55956/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:41:33 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=55956 Are original scripted shows really the best summer alternative for broadcast networks?]]> http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/07/01/company-town-nonsense-scripted-originals-are-broadcasts-best-option-for-summer/55956/feed/ 97