Peter Kafka in Media on May 7 at 12:07 pm PT
Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
Peter Kafka in Media on April 27 at 6:40 am PT
A new study confirms what you already knew: If you’re watching lots of stuff on Netflix, you’re watching less on TV. Except, people who watch Netflix sometimes watch more TV, too.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 16 at 9:41 am PT
The ratings firm said it was particularly concerned by the steep drop in the Finnish company’s low-end phone business, which accounts for the bulk of its profits.
I removed the tweet at the request of Nielsen. I intended no harm and apologize for the reference.
– Oprah Winfrey, in a statement to the New York Times, referring to a tweet she published Sunday night encouraging Nielsen viewers to tune in to OWN, in violation of Nielsen’s policy
Peter Kafka in Media on February 13 at 1:31 pm PT
Forty million viewers, up 50 percent from last year. CBS takes a bow, and points to Twitter and Facebook, too.
Voices
Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 27, 2011 at 9:44 am PT
Fewer young people watched TV on traditional sets over the past television season, the second consecutive year of decline as viewers face a proliferation of ways to watch TV shows.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm PT
The Finnish phone giant has its debt rating cut amid concerns over the financial impact of its declining cell phone share and an uncertain transition to Windows Phone-based devices.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 8, 2011 at 2:54 pm PT
Katie looks at Tello, a new website and mobile app that encourages users to chime in on their customer-service experiences, good or bad.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT
Myspace’s time with News Corp. is coming to an end.
Then again, it’s been headed that way for quite some time–it’s just that News Corp. is now being that much more forthright about it.
John Paczkowski in News on November 10, 2010 at 9:48 am PT
More good press for the MacBook Air. Consumer Reports updated its computer ratings earlier this week to include the machine, and while it had some criticisms, it ranked the 11-inch Air and its 13-inch sibling at the top of their respective categories and gave both machines a “recommended” rating.
