Super Bowl XLVIII Draws Record 111.5M Viewers; Adult Swim To Extend Hours To 8 p.m.; Black Comedy

Top Stories - February 4, 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII Draws Record 111.5 Million Viewers The NFL's Nielsen appeal remains unparalleled. Despite one of the biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history, Fox's telecast of Seattle-Denver Sunday night averaged 111.5 million total watchers, marking a new U.S. TV viewing record, according to Nielsen data. more Adult Swim To Extend Hours To 8 p.m. In major strategic moves, Turner Broadcasting beginning in March will start its popular Adult's Swim's programming block an hour earlier at 8 p.m. and will for the first time offer ads on its classic animation channel Boomerang. more Black Comedy Why African-American sitcoms are suddenly hot properties on cable. more Programmers Take Hit In Overall Market Decline An overall market sell-off rocked Wall Street Monday as investors, wary that weaker than expected U.S. manufacturing activity could lead to sluggish overall economic growth, sent the Dow down by more than 300 points. Cable stocks were largely mixed, with some programmers taking hits as distributors largely escaped the carnage. more Comcast Ramps Up 'X2' Rollout Comcast confirmed that the migration to the next-generation of its cloud-based X1 video interface will begin to accelerate Tuesday, when all new X1 customers get the upgraded guide by default. more Video/Blogs MCN One-On-One In 2 Peter Block The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Comcast Goes Boldly With 'X1' Translation Please, Leslie Ellis The API for Your Life Mixed Signals, Jimmy Schaeffler Telecom Lawyers, Part 4: Viacom's General Counsel, Michael Fricklas, Esq. News TWC Comes Bearing Gifts After Super Bowl Glitch Fox Stakes Claim To Super Bowl Streaming Record DirecTV Makes A Roku Connection Nets, Stations Push Back On Retrans Via TVFreedom.org FCC To Invest $2 Billion Of E-Rate On Speed Upgrades House, Senate Dems Propose Net Neutrality Bill Rep. Eshoo Aiming For Top Spot On E&C CBS' 'Elementary' Headed To Hulu Plus TNT, TBS Team With The Black List To Tap Diverse Writers Lifetime's 'Gabby Douglas Story' Movie Vaults To 3.8 Million Viewers DTTV Operations Director - Afghanistan Broadcasting System - Kabul, Kabul Director, Distribution National Accounts - Universal Sports Network - Los Angeles, CA See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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