http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NHL-2/Top-Stories/Headlines.aspx2008 nab365en-ushttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/Skins/nab365/365/logo.pnghttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/Default.aspxNews - Top StoriesMon, 08 Sep 2008 04:18:54 GMT60http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50099277/Nielsen-4-7-Billion-Watched-Beijing-Olympics.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50099277/Nielsen-4-7-Billion-Watched-Beijing-Olympics.aspxAn estimated 4.7 billion people worldwide watched the Beijing Olympic Games on television, Nielsen Media Research data shows.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50099278/McCain-Obama-Speeches-Big-TV-Draws.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50099278/McCain-Obama-Speeches-Big-TV-Draws.aspxU.S. presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain drew 41.9 and 41.6 million TV viewers, respectively, with their acceptance speeches, figures show. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098433/Study-Cable-to-Fall-Short-on-Advertising-Revenue-Goals.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098433/Study-Cable-to-Fall-Short-on-Advertising-Revenue-Goals.aspxDespite the rapid progress in advanced interactive advertising over cable networks, the U.S. cable industry is not likely to achieve the level of annual ad revenues that it is expecting over the next several years, Pike & Fischer concludes in a new report.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098443/Obama-Speech-Drew-Record-Ratings.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098443/Obama-Speech-Drew-Record-Ratings.aspxLast week's Democratic National Convention in Denver drew a combined average of 30.2 million viewers in the 10 p.m. ET hour across commercial broadcast and cable networks, up from 20.4 million in 2004. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098444/GOP-Targets-Media-Coverage-in-Palin-s-Speech.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098444/GOP-Targets-Media-Coverage-in-Palin-s-Speech.aspxAfter six days in the eye of a hurricane, GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin told America in her eagerly awaited acceptance speech that she's "just your average hockey mom" -- and then threw a high stick or two against the media and Democratic rival Barack Obama. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098461/Online-TV-Grows-in-Popularity.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098461/Online-TV-Grows-in-Popularity.aspxNEW YORK -- Online TV viewing has been gaining in popularity. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098462/Comcast-Appeals-FCC-Order-on-Internet-Traffic.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50098462/Comcast-Appeals-FCC-Order-on-Internet-Traffic.aspxComcast Corp. yesterday appealed a precedent-setting Federal Communications Commission enforcement order that extended the regulator's authority to the Internet.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097708/Wilmington-Ready-to-Give-Digital-a-Test.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097708/Wilmington-Ready-to-Give-Digital-a-Test.aspxAt noon Monday, Wilmington is scheduled to become the first market in the country to switch to all-digital television. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097758/Obama-to-Appear-on-O-Reilly-Factor-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097758/Obama-to-Appear-on-O-Reilly-Factor-.aspxIn a bit of TV theater that could pull in better numbers for Fox News Channel tonight than John McCain's acceptance speech, Barack Obama will sit down with Bill O'Reilly for an interview that will start airing at 7.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097759/Nexstar-Enters-into-Retrans-Agreements-With-DIRECTV-AT-T.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097759/Nexstar-Enters-into-Retrans-Agreements-With-DIRECTV-AT-T.aspxNexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. announced today that it has entered into multi-year retransmission consent agreements with DIRECTV and AT&T. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097760/Lifetime-Networks-Names-JoAnn-Alfano-Exec-VP-Entertainment.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097760/Lifetime-Networks-Names-JoAnn-Alfano-Exec-VP-Entertainment.aspxNEW YORK -- JoAnn Alfano, a driving creative force behind critically acclaimed hits such as "30 Rock," "Scrubs," "Will & Grace," "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "Homicide: Life on the Street," has been named Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks, effective immediately. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097779/Stars-Align-on-TV-for-Weekend-of-Causes.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097779/Stars-Align-on-TV-for-Weekend-of-Causes.aspxGet ready for an all-star assault on your checkbook -- for good causes. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096799/Voice-of-Movie-Trailers-Don-LaFontaine-Dies.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096799/Voice-of-Movie-Trailers-Don-LaFontaine-Dies.aspxU.S. voiceover artist Don LaFontaine has died at the age of 68, his agent said. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096800/Start-Up-Wants-to-Provide-Free-Broadband.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096800/Start-Up-Wants-to-Provide-Free-Broadband.aspxM2Z is a small wireless start-up with a big goal: free broadband for the masses. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096931/Talk-of-Palin-Upstaged-Convention-s-Speakers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096931/Talk-of-Palin-Upstaged-Convention-s-Speakers.aspxAfter Hurricane Gustav quite literally rained on the GOP's parade, prompting the cancellation of nearly all the Republican National Convention's events Monday, the commentating resumed with gale force last night. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096960/Tribune-Inks-Deal-With-National-Football-League.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096960/Tribune-Inks-Deal-With-National-Football-League.aspxCHICAGO -- Tribune Company today announced that it has obtained the local market over-the-air broadcast rights for six National Football League games carried by the NFL Network during the regular season. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097047/TV-Land-Launches-New-Primetime-Programming-Block.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50097047/TV-Land-Launches-New-Primetime-Programming-Block.aspxNEW YORK -- TV Land announced today the launch of TV Land PRIME, a new primetime programming block designed to appeal to the attitudes, life stage and interests of people in their 40s and 50s, catering specifically to people in their mid-40s.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096124/Gustav-Trumps-Convention-Coverage.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096124/Gustav-Trumps-Convention-Coverage.aspxBy Matea Gold and James Rainey --ST. PAUL, Minn. --The television networks and national cable news outlets Sunday shifted their top talent and reporters from the Republican National Convention here to the Gulf region to prepare for Hurricane Gustav's landfall. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096125/CBS-to-promote-fall-lineup-in-People-Magazine.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096125/CBS-to-promote-fall-lineup-in-People-Magazine.aspxNEW YORK -- CBS and PEOPLE jointly announced today that CBS's fall programming ads will be featured exclusively in PEOPLE's September 22, 2008 issue with 20 ads (consecutive right hand pages, spreads and gatefolds). http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096357/BBC-May-Set-Up-Shop-in-U-S-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096357/BBC-May-Set-Up-Shop-in-U-S-.aspxThe BBC isn't commenting about reports that one of the British broadcaster's top executives may be heading up a division in the United States.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096358/Unconventional-Shield-Set-to-Begin-Its-Final-Season.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096358/Unconventional-Shield-Set-to-Begin-Its-Final-Season.aspxAt every turn, "The Shield," which begins its long-awaited final season 9 p.m. Tuesday on FX, has defied expectations. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096359/Fox-CW-Get-Jump-on-Fall-TV.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50096359/Fox-CW-Get-Jump-on-Fall-TV.aspxBy CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE -- Just because Labor Day has long been considered the unofficial end of summer, that doesn't necessarily mean anyone's ready for fall. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095751/NBC-Picks-Up-More-Chuck-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095751/NBC-Picks-Up-More-Chuck-.aspxThe early start of production on "Chuck" has paid off handsomely for the series.http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095755/NBC-Renews-America-s-Got-Talent-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095755/NBC-Renews-America-s-Got-Talent-.aspxNBC's summer flagship, "America's Got Talent," will keep rolling into 2009. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095756/Aaron-Sorkin-Penning-Facebook-Flick.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095756/Aaron-Sorkin-Penning-Facebook-Flick.aspxU.S. screenwriter and playwright Aaron Sorkin reportedly is penning a film about the creation of the wildly popular Facebook social networking Web site. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095769/Connick-Jr-Set-to-Star-in-Lifetime-Movie.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095769/Connick-Jr-Set-to-Star-in-Lifetime-Movie.aspxHarry Connick, Jr. will soon be seen in "Living Proof," a TV movie about an L.A. doctor's work developing the breast cancer drug Herceptin, Lifetime said. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095811/Comcast-Will-Set-Download-Limit-for-Internet-Subscribers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50095811/Comcast-Will-Set-Download-Limit-for-Internet-Subscribers.aspxNEW YORK | Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, said Thursday it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094944/Charter-Has-Deal-With-Big-Ten-Network.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094944/Charter-Has-Deal-With-Big-Ten-Network.aspxCharter Communications, with extensive cable operations in Wisconsin, has reached a deal with the Big Ten Network to carry Big Ten sports programming. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094945/Phelps-to-Host-SNL-Season-Premiere.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094945/Phelps-to-Host-SNL-Season-Premiere.aspxSure, Michael Phelps is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history and arguably the greatest swimmer of all time. http://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094968/Cuba-Gooding-Jr-Will-Star-in-TNT-Movie.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nab365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50094968/Cuba-Gooding-Jr-Will-Star-in-TNT-Movie.aspxCuba Gooding Jr. has taken his first TV role in more than a decade, signing on to star in a movie for TNT.