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DVR Ratings Bringing TV Networks Money

New York Times | BILL CARTER | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media

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Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies...

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Coalition For Innovative Media Measurement: Networks, Advertisers Form Alternative Ratings System

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Nielsen Media Research, Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, Ratings, Nielsen Ratings, Nielsen, CIMM, Media News

NEW YORK — Fourteen media companies said they are joining forces to fund new ways to track viewership of television programming throughout vario...

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

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Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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Jackson's Death Means We're All Older Now and Need to Sober Up

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

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Francesca Biller-Safran

The passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett has hit us near-baby boomers and full-on baby boomers with a rock and roll punch to the gut we weren't ready for.

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Iran Coverage Ratings: Fox News On Top

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media

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Since the beginning of the protests over Iran's presidential election began on June 13, Americans have tuned in in large numbers to Fox News for cover...

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Obama's Snipe at Fox Aids and Abets the Network

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Cnn, Sarah Palin, President Obama, Neilson Media, Ratings, Rush Limbaugh, Fox Cable, Media News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Fox will be Fox. It will continue to crusade against anything and everything Obama proposes. His snipe at the network won't do anything to change that. It will only shove Fox's ratings upward.

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A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

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Rooting for Rush

Mike Papantonio | Posted 04.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Steele, Approval, Air America Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Mike Papantonio, Ratings, Gallup Poll, Ring of Fire, Barack Obama, Media News
Mike Papantonio

The analysis on Rush is easy. Historically, he has had zero impact on the outcome of elections. The truth is, Limbaugh's political influence is not vast at all.

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Is The Yelp Controversy Overblown?

Lawrence Coburn | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Media, Smb, Reviews, Ugc, Consumer Reviews, Social Networking, Yelp, Smb Marketing, Web 2.0, Ratings, User Generated Content, Small Business Marketing, Rateitall, Business News
Lawrence Coburn

There has been a flurry of controversy around the local business rating community Yelp.com. The allegations? That Yelp will remove or hide negative reviews for companies that advertise.

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Third Lowest Rated Oscars in History: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 24, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

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Shelly Palmer

The show's ratings increased 13% over last year, which was the lowest rated Oscars in the history of the program.

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CBS Grammy Show Gets 7.1 Million Viewers

AP | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — CBS' Grammy nominations special wasn't a breakaway hit with viewers Wednesday night, but it didn't play off-key. The concert-and-ann...

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Rosie's Variety Show Debuts In Last

Posted 12.28.2008 | Entertainment

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Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey. The network's attempt to revive the primetime variety show failed to draw an audience Wednesday night, tying ...

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Veteran Report Card 2008: Who in Washington Really Support Our Troops and Vets? We'll Tell You

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Paul Rieckhoff

Every politician in America wants you to believe they "support the troops." But actions speak louder than words.

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57 Million Watched Presidential Debate: Nielsen Estimate

McClatchy | Glenn Garvin | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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Preliminary Nielsen data from 55 cities where it operates so-called "people meters," set-top boxes that monitor television viewing, shows that a third...

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Dontcha just love the MPAA?

Liz Perle | Posted 10.12.2008 | Entertainment

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Liz Perle

Kids don't care about Woody Allen (although my 14-year-old son did buy a ticket for this movie so he could then sneak into the R-rated Hamlet 2).

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Emmys Broadcast May Be Lowest-Rated In History

AP | Beth Harris | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Awards Shows, Emmys, Nielsen Ratings, Ratings, Media News

A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Med...

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