ENTERTAINMENT TOPIC

• Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: Dominant NBC Inches Past CBS; The Eye Net Poised for Victory Among Adults 18-49

  Mediaweek.com – Thu Dec 3, 7:07 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer R (CBS), Law & Order: SVU R (NBC), Criminal Minds R (CBS) Full Story »

• Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover

  AP – Sun Nov 15, 1:26 am ET
  AP

  NEW YORK - Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline. Full Story »

• National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of November 23, 2009

  Mediaweek.com – Thu Dec 3, 7:07 pm ET

  It was yet another week of split leadership between CBS and Fox, with CBS first in households, total viewers and adults 25-54, and Fox No. 1 among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 for the holiday week of Nov. 23. CBS, which has now ranked first in total viewers for eight of the last nine weeks, was down in the low double-digits demo-wise compared to one year earlier. Fox, in contrast, built by margins of 11 to 19 percent. Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: ABC and CBS Tie for Leadership

  Mediaweek.com – Wed Nov 25, 6:03 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS) Full Story »

• National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of November 16, 2009

  Mediaweek.com – Wed Nov 25, 6:03 pm ET

  Excluding adults 18-49 (which was a tie between ABC and Fox), CBS swept the week of Nov. 16, with a first-place finish in households, total viewers, adults 18-49 (tied with ABC) and adults 25-54. Comparably, CBS has now ranked first in total viewers for eight of the last nine weeks. ABC, which like CBS was consistent from the year-ago week, finished one notch below CBS in the aforementioned four categories. Full Story »

• "Blind Side" tackles top spot at movie box offices

  Reuters – Sun Dec 6, 7:46 pm ET
  Reuters

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football film "The Blind Side" tackled the top spot at North American box offices with $20.4 million in ticket sales for a rare climb up the charts in its third week, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: ABC Dances to Victory, Leadership Up For Grabs Among Adults 18-49

  Mediaweek.com – Tue Nov 24, 8:12 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: Dancing With the Stars (ABC), House (Fox), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Find My Family (ABC), CSI: Miami (CBS) Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: CBS Wins, Wednesday 8 p.m. Continues to Limp Along

  Mediaweek.com – Thu Nov 19, 8:11 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS) Full Story »

• News Corp, Time to unveil digital JV: sources

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 7:40 pm ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and magazine publishers Conde Nast and Hearst Corp will on Tuesday unveil a new digital joint venture aimed at readying their print titles with agreed standards for a range of devices from e-books to tablets. Full Story »

• National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of November 9, 2009

  Mediaweek.com – Thu Nov 19, 8:11 pm ET

  Three networks – ABC, CBS and Fox -- dominated this eighth week of the 2009-10 season. CBS finished first overall in households and total viewers, ABC topped the adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 charts, and Fox was the primary force among adults 18-34. Both ABC and Fox built over the comparable year-ago period, with CBS on the downside, particularly in the demos. Even so, CBS has now ranked first in total viewers for seven of the last eight weeks. Comparably, and excluding Oscar week, ABC rose to its most-watched week since the week of Sept. 22, 2008, with a seven-week high among adults 18-49. Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: CBS Wins; Heather Locklear Gives Melrose Place a Minor Boost

  Mediaweek.com – Wed Nov 18, 5:05 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS) Full Story »

• Film Department files for IPO

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:00 pm ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - West Hollywood-based motion picture finance and production company Film Department Holdings Inc hopes to go public in an initial public offering that would raise $85 million to $100 million. Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: CMA Awards Lead ABC to Victory

  Mediaweek.com – Thu Nov 12, 6:56 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: The 43rd Annual CMA Awards (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS) Full Story »

• McGraw-Hill optimistic on chances for better 2010

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 12:42 pm ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - McGraw-Hill Cos Inc expects a better year for all its businesses in 2010, helped by higher school enrollment, increased spending on textbooks and a recovery in its credit rating business, Chief Executive Harold "Terry" McGraw said on Monday. Full Story »

• Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: ABC Wins; Dominance Up For Grabs Among Adults 18-49

  Mediaweek.com – Tue Nov 10, 7:42 pm ET

  -Yesterday's Winners: Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), House (Fox), CSI: Miami (CBS) Full Story »

• "Monk" finale sets cable ratings record

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 2:55 am ET
  Reuters

  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Monk" ended its eight-season run with a bang, becoming the most-watched hourlong series on basic cable. Full Story »

• Discovery names former Fox executive as COO

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:14 pm ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc appointed former Fox executive Peter Liguori as chief operating officer and said he will represent the company in its joint ventures with Oprah Winfrey and Hasbro Inc. Full Story »

• World's press urges action on climate change

  Reuters – Sun Dec 6, 9:00 pm ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Humanity faces a profound emergency and unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage our planet, a joint editorial published in newspapers in 45 countries said on Monday.