Press Room
TVB welcomes inquiries from the press. Abby Auerbach, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, can be reached at abby@tvb.org or (212) 891-2279.
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Academy Awards Broadcast Delivers Big Hollywood Movies To Local TV Markets
2-29-12NEW YORK, February 27, 2012 – Sunday night’s Academy Awards broadcast delivered strong ratings in many key moviegoing markets, outdelivering the national average by a wide margin, according to a…More >
Earthquake Draws Viewers to Local Broadcast TV Stations
8-26-11East Coast Station Tune-In and Website Visits Escalate After 5.8 Magnitude Quake
NEW YORK, August 26, 2011 – Across the East Coast, concerned citizens flocked to their TV sets to…More >
Broadcast TV Stations Brought in Big Numbers for Obama's Budget Speech
7-27-11Total station ratings in the top 10 Markets averaged 16.3; cable news networks averaged 5.8
New York, July 27, 2011 – In each of the top 10 markets, broadcast TV…More >
30.9% of American TV Households Now Subscribe to Alternate Delivery, an All-Time High, While Wired Cable Hits 21-Year Low
6-09-11NEW YORK, June 9, 2011 – A record number of American TV households are receiving video programming via an alternate delivery system (ADS), mostly via direct broadcast satellite, according to…More >
In The Annual Broadcast vs. Cable Matchup, Broadcast Again Dominates
6-08-11Broadcast accounted for all but a handful of the top 100 programs for 2010-11 season
New York, June 8, 2011--In the 2010-11 television season, broadcast dominated the primetime program rankings,…More >
Broadcast Channels Brought In Big Numbers For Obama's Bin Laden Speech
5-06-1140.6 million people watched the speech on broadcast networks; 17.3 million watched on cable networks
New York, May 6, 2011—More than 70 percent of the 57.9 million people who watched…More >
Local Broadcast TV Led All TV Segments With 23.5% Gain In 2010
3-24-11Automotive dollars return in a big way with a 53.7% increase
NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 –Local broadcast TV came roaring back in 2010, led by a surge in automotive…More >
30.6% of American TV Households Now Subscribe to Alternate Delivery, an All-Time High
3-09-11NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 – More American TV households are receiving video programming via an alternate delivery system (ADS) than ever before, according to a TVB analysis of Nielsen…More >
AD Sales at Broadcast TV Station Websites Grew 14% in 2010, Says TVB
2-03-11Borrell Associates report predicts 17% growth in 2011
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2010 – Web online sales at broadcast TV stations grew by 14% in 2010 to a record $1.4…More >
Wired-Cable Penetration Hits 21-Year Low as Alternate-Delivery Systems Hit All-Time High
12-16-10NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2010 – Wired-cable penetration of American TV households hit a 21-year low as more consumers opted to receive video programming via an alternate delivery system (ADS)…More >