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It’s All About the ATL: Other Shows That ‘Atlanta’ Fans Love, Plus Audience Insights for the FX Hit

Season two of the Emmy-winning FX comedy Atlanta, created by and starring Donald Glover, is in full swing. We worked with Inscape, the TV measurement company with glass-level data from a panel of more than 8 million smart TVs and devices, to uncover viewership trends and find out what other shows ...

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Creator Profile: How ‘Saturday Night Live’ Uses Social Video to Help Dominate the Pop-Cultural Conversation

B&C has teamed up with social video analytics company Tubular Labs for a recurring look at how various content creators are deploying video to reach audiences online. In this edition, a look at how NBC comedy juggernaut Saturday Night Live continues to powerfully engage audiences beyond its ...

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Extra! Extra!: Local TV News Employment Tops Newspapers

For the first time, more people are employed in the local TV news business than at the nation's newspapers. That is according to a couple of top-line findings from a new research report from the Radio-Television Digital News Association, which won’t be released until next week. That finding could ...

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ESPN Makes Direct-to-Consumer Pitch With ESPN+

Today, ESPN launches its much-anticipated ESPN+ direct-to-consumer streaming service featuring thousands of hours of live sports events and library content.  The $4.99 offering – part of the network’s new re-imagined app that offers more personal and customizable elements for sports fans – ...

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USA Picks Up Four Scripted Pilot Projects

USA Network has greenlit four new scripted pilot projects, including an offshoot of the Bourne Identity movie franchise, the network announced Thursday. Among the series pickups is Treadstone, which explores the origin story and present-day actions of a CIA black ops program that was prominently ...

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LPTVs Seek Wider FCC Window to Find New Channels

LPTV stations have asked for a little more time to file applications for new channels. In a public notice issued Feb. 9, the FCC's Media Bureau and Incentive Auction Task Force said the "special displacement window" for LPTV and translator stations filing applications for channels opened April 10 ...

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Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Strong ‘Empire’

Fox won the Wednesday ratings race, as Empire led the net to a 1.6 score in viewers 18-49, and a 7 share. Next up was CBS at 1.1/5. Empire did a 1.8, a tenth of a point better than a week ago, and Star scored a flat 1.3. For CBS, Survivor lost 6% for a 1.5, SEAL Team did a flat 1.0 and Criminal ...

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UK Regulators: Disney Must Buy Sky if Fox Satellite Consolidation Stumbles

A UK regulatory body said Thursday (April 11) that absent a completed takeover of the Sky satellite business by 21st Century Fox or the acceptance of Comcast’s rival takeover bid, The Walt Disney Co. will be required to purchase the majority interest in the British satellite company at a price of ...

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NBA Season Sets Records for Subscriptions, Social

In a season in which the National Basketball Association set several attendance records, it also record new highs for its subscription video product and social media activity. Digital subscriptions to NBA League Pass were up 63% from last season. Subscription sales were helped by new features ...

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