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    Opinionated News Tops Cable TV; Nielsen Week In Review

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    In this image released by NBC, the Voices of Hope Children’s Choir appear on stage during “America’s Got Talent,” in Pasadena, Calif. The talent competition series dominated the ratings last week. (Trae Patton/NBC via AP)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Cable television networks offer sports, reality, comedy and drama. But what’s selling now is opinionated news.

    Sixteen of the 17 most-watched programs on cable last week were either on Fox News Channel or MSNBC, the Nielsen company said. The only exception was coverage of the NBA draft on ESPN.

    Three editions of Sean Hannity’s show on Fox were the three most-watched programs. Fox and MSNBC were the two highest-rated cable news networks for the week, and Fox News did better than Fox’s broadcast entertainment network.

    For broadcasters, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” is clearly the summer’s most dominant show, with a margin of more than 4 million viewers over any other program.

    Despite the “Talent” head start, CBS was the week’s most popular network in prime time, averaging 4.3 million viewers. NBC had 4.1 million, ABC had 3.4 million, Fox had 2.1 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 810,000.

    Fox News averaged 2.45 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 1.73 million, USA had 1.45 million, ESPN had 1.42 million and HGTV had 1.39 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” stayed in first among the evening newscasts with a 7.7 million viewer average. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 7.2 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.4 million viewers.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 18-24. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 11.86 million.
    2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.6 million.
    3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 6.55 million.
    4. “World of Dance,” NBC, 6.22 million.
    5. “NCIS,” CBS, 5.82 million.
    6. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 5.77 million.
    7. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 5.714 million.
    8. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 5.707 million.
    9. “Code Black,” CBS, 5.705 million.
    10. “Instinct,” CBS, 5.63 million.
    11. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 5.62 million.
    12. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 5.52 million.
    13. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 4.96 million.
    14. “Bull,” CBS, 4.93 million.
    15. “Mom,” CBS, 4.6 million.
    16. “Elementary,” CBS, 4.54 million.
    17. “To Tell The Truth,” ABC, 4.53 million.
    18. “Mom” (Monday), CBS, 4.4 million.
    19. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 4.37 million.
    20. “NCIS: New Orleans,” 4.31 million.

    ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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