Broadcast Network News
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The following tables list the prime- time averages for 14 U.S. broadcast networks for the week ended May 19.
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TV viewers will be forgiven if they feel a sense of deja vu when new shows debut in September. With competition from cable and the Web growing, broadcasters are leaning more on past successes and big names to find fresh hits.
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Broadcast and cable networks like CBS and Viacom Inc.’s Nickelodeon are failing to get paid for surging Web audiences because those viewers are almost invisible to Nielsen Holdings NV.
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The following tables list the prime- time averages for 14 U.S. broadcast networks for the week ended May 12.
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Michael J. Fox left prime-time television more than a decade ago to focus on his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Now he’s back, with the help of drugs that keep his own shaking from the illness mostly under control.
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CNN President Jeff Zucker, who unveiled a new morning show today in a bid to revitalize the business, said it may take three years or more before the news network challenges Fox News.
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Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network, staking a claim to growth in online video ads, will brief advertisers next week on a service providing live shows on mobile phones and tablets, people with knowledge of the plan said.
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News Corp., the Rupert Murdoch-led media company planning to split in two, rose the most in more than 10 months after third-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates.
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Randy Jackson, the only judge to appear on Fox’s “American Idol” for each of its 12 years, said he will leave the pioneering talent show at season’s end.
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Anil Ambani’s first cooperation with his older brother Mukesh after eight years meant more than family peace. It has also added $3.5 billion to the market value of the younger brother’s listed companies in five weeks.
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