Media decoder Blog: CNN's Shrinking Prime-Time Audience
22 May 2012, 5:00 pm
With little breaking news to propel the network's ratings, CNN last week had the fewest viewers in prime time in 20 years. The average was 395,000.

Media decoder Blog: After New York Radio Deal, Early Signs of Ratings Gains
22 May 2012, 3:00 pm
In April, two venerable New York City R&B stations — WRKS and WBLS — merged, and ESPN migrated to the FM band. It’s still early, but the moves have brought improved ratings.

Media decoder Blog: On Night 'House' Ends, NBC Is From Mars, ABC Is From Venus
22 May 2012, 12:00 pm
The last episode of the Fox drama gave a bump in the ratings, while two competition shows skewed in opposite directions -- "American Ninja Warrior" on NBC drew a male audience, while ABC's "Bachelorette" drew women. They tied for the night.

Media decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook Finger Pointing, and Stocking Up on 'Fifty Shades'
22 May 2012, 8:15 am
Also, Opera News will pass on reviewing the Met's productions, and Pom Wonderful's claims for pomegranate juice are ruled to be misleading.

Media decoder Blog: Times Public Editor Will Leave in September
21 May 2012, 6:15 pm
Arthur Brisbane has decided not to stay on for a third year, saying he enjoyed the wide range of subjects he dealt with at The Times but not the scrutiny and conflict that sometimes came with it.

Media decoder Blog: Time Warner Cable Head Sides With TV Networks Over Ad-Erasing Technology
21 May 2012, 2:45 pm
Glenn Britt, the chief executive of Time Warner Cable, said he opposed services like Auto Hop, introduced by the Dish Network, as a danger to the system that produces television programming and distribution.

Media decoder Blog: Cable Operators to Expand Their Plan to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
21 May 2012, 11:15 am
Five of the nation's biggest cable operators announced they would collaborate so that customers of one company can use the Wi-Fi of any of the others in public places like malls, arenas and parks.

Media decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Competing on Disney's Turf, and to Catch a Straying Eye
21 May 2012, 9:00 am
Also, the European Commission offers Google a deal, and the founders of an online journalism start-up have an impressive track record.

Media decoder: Foer Returns to New Republic as Editor
20 May 2012, 2:15 pm
Franklin Foer was widely credited with bringing life and energy to the magazine, even in the face of chronic budget cuts, during his previous stint as the publication’s editor.

Media decoder: Will Swampy Be the Next Angry Birds?
19 May 2012, 9:45 pm
Disney is capitalizing on Swampy, the alligator from the popular Where’s My Water? game, introducing merchandise at Toys ‘R’ Us and featuring the character in a Web series.