Television

ReportMarch 26, 2014

In many ways, 2013 and early 2014 brought a level of energy to the news industry not seen for a long time. Even as challenges of the past several years continue and new ones emerge, the activities this year have created a new sense of optimism – or perhaps hope – for the future of American journalism.

ReportMarch 26, 2014

Online video is clearly becoming a part of the news media landscape. News is a part of what people watch online, and, more than ever, the public is a part of creating this news. But advertising and revenue opportunities, while they exist, are complicated.

ReportMarch 26, 2014

Audience Cable In 2013, the cable news audience, by nearly all measures, declined. The combined median prime-time viewership of the three major news channels—CNN, Fox News and MSNBC—dropped 11% to about 3 million, the smallest it has been since 2007. The Nielsen Media Research data show that the biggest decline came at MSNBC, which lost […]

Fact TankFebruary 27, 2014

Americans are growing more attached to modern digital technologies, such as cellphones and the internet, and less attached to traditional hardware, such as landline phones and televisions.

Fact TankFebruary 14, 2014

The proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger comes after decades of cable-industry consolidation.

Fact TankFebruary 10, 2014

How many Americans will go to sleep with the Olympics and wake up with Today – and will it will be enough to reverse ABC’s morning momentum?

Fact TankFebruary 3, 2014

Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” ad, that aired during Sunday night’s Super Bowl, sought to portray ethnic diversity in the U.S. by featuring “America the Beautiful” sung in several languages. But not everyone was happy with Coke’s celebration of diversity in the country.

Fact TankJanuary 28, 2014

Bucking a long-range trend of declining viewership, the audience for local TV news grew in all three major time slots in 2013.

Fact TankJanuary 14, 2014

Roger Ailes' 17-year-old Fox News Channel has changed the face of cable news.

Fact TankNovember 25, 2013

The rush to acquire local television stations produced revenue growth for some media companies in the year’s third quarter, while others suffered losses tied to a plunge in political ad dollars.

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