Multichannel Newswire: TWC Expands Reach Of Uniform, Genre-Based TV Lineups; Nielsen To Increase Sample Sizes In Local TV Markets
Top Stories - May 29, 2014
TWC Expands Reach Of Uniform, Genre-Based TV Lineups Aiming to simplify and bring unity to its live TV and video-on-demand lineups, Time Warner Cable has been quietly rolling out a new national, theme-based approach that the MSO expects to wrap up by the end of 2014.more
Nielsen To Increase Sample Sizes In Local TV Markets Nielsen said it will expand the number of homes being measured for television ratings in 46 markets now equipped with either Local People Meters or set meters, a move it said should make TV ratings more stable and reliable.more
Roberts On Usage-Based Pricing: This is Only a Test Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the company is testing usage-based pricing in only two or three markets, but did suggest it was a way for web users to share the costs of surfing an exponentially growing tidal wave of bits.more
Chelsea Lately' Ends Seven-Year E! Run on Aug. 26 Following Jimmy Fallon taking over for Jay Leno on NBC's Tonight Show, Chelsea Handler's impending E! exit in August will actually precede the host of other changes to come in the late-night daypart.more