NBC’s lead in the evening news competition is narrowing with Brian Williams off the air. The “NBC Nightly News” drew 8.83 million viewers Tuesday, beating ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” by 94,000 viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen data ...
Read More »Super Bowl sets ratings record
The New England Patriots’ last-minute win over the Seattle Seahawks gave Comcast Corp.’s NBC the biggest preliminary television rating in Super Bowl history. The game was seen Sunday in 49.7 percent of homes in large U.S. cities, the broadcast network ...
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Read More »NBC extends Olympics deal
NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games agreement worth $7.75 billion, a surprise deal that shuts out rival American networks and provides further long-term financial security to the IOC.
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Read More »Fashion expert: Jos. A. Bank suits better than paper towels
SNL spoof pokes fun at Maryland clothier's suits.
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Read More »Sinclair has a shot at gold
A Hunt Valley-based broadcast company has its first shot at an Olympic boost this year, expecting $3.6 million in revenue related to the air of 2014 Winter Olympics on NBC.
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Read More »Notre Dame to ACC in all sports but football
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame. The school announced Wednesday that it would join the ACC in all the conference’s sports except football, though it will play five ...
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Read More »Olympian moms
Generation J.D. made it through the whole week without once mentioning the Olympics. So much for that trend. ...
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Read More »NBC to break even, not lose money on Olympics
NEW YORK — Viewer excitement about the Olympics is translating into gold for NBC: The broadcaster now expects to break even on the London Games rather than take a loss. “We are way ahead of where we thought we’d be,” ...
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Read More »O’Malley on Sunday television — again
Gov. Martin O’Malley has quite the run going — he’s been booked on a national network’s Sunday news program four out of the last seven weeks. This Sunday, O’Malley will be on ABC’s “This Week” at 9 a.m., where he’ll ...
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Read More »Eye Opener: O’Malley on ‘Meet the Press’
As a work group prepares to consider expanded gambling in Maryland in its first meeting next week, the developer of the Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills mall says the state is already facing slots over saturation. Here’s a few other ...
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