CNN Stays Ahead of MSNBC in April 2019 Ratings
In April 2019, CNN averaged 141k in total day (6am-6am) in the key demo adults 25-54, tying with MSNBC and marking the 58th straight month that CNN either beat (or tied) MSNBC.
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Ratings Success Continues for Fox News in April 2019
Fox News remained top of all basic cable during the month of April's ratings as the most-watched network among total viewers in both total day and primetime, according to Nielsen Media Research.
BBC Two to Broadcast ‘The Looming Tower’
BBC Two has acquired ten-part series, The Looming Tower, based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction book about the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s. The series focuses on how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11.
Virgin Media Launches New Advertising Campaign Across ITV Channels
Virgin Media’s latest advert for its “Switch to Super” campaign started airing simultaneously across all five of ITV’s main channels on Saturday evening.
PBS to Celebrate Earth Day with New Documentaries
Throughout April and beyond, PBS will celebrate Earth Day and the arrival of spring with programs that explore topics from the change of seasons.
BBC Two Commissions Series Discussing Obesity
BBC Two has commissioned Love Productions to make a new series in which people living with obesity come together to talk about their experiences and explore what it means to be obese in Britain today.
BBC Studios to Continue Producing Later with Jools Holland
BBC Studios has retained the contract to produce Later... with Jools Holland and Jools’ Annual Hootenanny after a competitive tender process.
This Time with Alan Partridge to be Released on DVD
The return of Alan Partridge to the BBC has been met with critical acclaim, and will now also be released on DVD.
Univision Telethon Raises Over $8 MILLION for Charity
The seventh annual edition of charity TeletonUSA raised $8,160,789 for the Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of TeletonUSA (CRIT-USA) via a 28-hour broadcast on Univision.