Survey Says…

News on News Kevin Coy writes about Synote PAX Survey results which probably won’t sit well with CNNI, CNBC Asia, and Bloomberg Asia…

The BBC has the highest international news reach among loyal audiences (45.4%) and is the only news brand that’s growing within this highly engaged sector. The weekly and daily combined reach from the BBC is up 18 per cent from last survey, whilst the monthly and daily combined reach (31.9%) is up by 25 per cent.

The BBC also holds the dominant reach among target audiences for Wealth Management, outperforming leading business media in Asia. BBC’s digital platform, BBC.com, impressively ranks as the #1 media website by PAX not only among up-market elites, but also among key target sectors such as Purchase Decision Maker, High Net Worth Individual, PMEB, Frequent Traveller and Opinion Leader.

More Amanpour Rumoring…

FTVLive joins Page Six in the “Christiane Amanpour is unhappy at ABC” sweepstakes and that she’s going to leave This Week…

CNNI Airs First Spot for Global Exchange…

(via CNN Observations)

HLN’s Conrad Murray Gambit Pays Off (Unfortunately)…

HLN is noting its October numbers and how its Conrad Murray Trial Coverage paid off, thus proving once and for all that network programmer cynicism can never underestimate TV viewer stupidity. Hey Time Warner…if you keep allowing HLN to go wall to wall on court cases I have to ask why the hell did you gut Court TV for because HLN is becoming more and more like Court TV with each successive trial you let it carry.

HLN Dayside Ratings Surge with Triple Digit Gains During Dr. Conrad Murray Trial Coverage in October

HLN Posts Largest Gains of Any Cable News Network During Daytime Programming

In October, HLN increased by double and triple digits compared to a year ago in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo due to increased viewership for the network’s exclusive coverage of the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.

12 noon up 35% among total viewers (257k vs. 191k) and up 3% among 25-54 (89k vs. 86k)
1p up 44% among total viewers (306k vs. 212k) and up 25% among 25-54 (100k vs. 80k)
2p up 55% among total viewers (330k vs. 213k) and up 6% among 25-54 (106k vs. 100k)
3p up +132% among total viewers (426k vs. 184k) and up +58% among 25-54 (123k vs. 78k)
4p up +189% among total viewers (512k vs. 177k) and up +99% among 25-54 (139k vs. 70k)
5p up +191% among total viewers (494k vs. 170k) and up +97% among 25-54 (138k vs. 70k)
6p up +132% among total viewers (496k vs. 214k) and up +83% among 25-54 (148k vs. 81k)
7p up +23% among total viewers (496k vs. 404k) and up +4% among 25-54 (144k vs. 139k)

During the hours of 11a to 7p, HLN had the greatest gains of any cable news network in October versus year-ago (up 98% among total viewers and 42% among 25-54), far better than MSNBC (up 16% among total viewers and 1% among 25-54) and FNC (down 14% among total viewers and 20% among 25-54).

October Numbers: CNN…

CNN is noting its October ratings…

WHILE CNN GROWS; MSNBC IS DOWN -25% AND FNC IS OFF -28% IN PRIMETIME

CNN OUTPERFORMS MSNBC AT 8 AND 10 PM

CNN Up Over Last Year Online and On Mobile

October Highlights:

- While CNN grows in primetime vs. a year ago, MSNBC and FNC primetime programming have double-digit losses.
- At 8p and 10p, AC 360 tops MSNBC in the key demo 25-54 and grows vs. a year ago; while MSNBC and FNC experience double-digit declines.
- Piers Morgan Tonight is the only 9pm program to grow among 25-54, while MSNBC and FNC are down double-digits.
- Erin Burnett OutFront at 7p grows from CNN programming a year ago.

Despite the cable news network’s significant ratings bump due to heightened viewership from the rescue of the Chilean miners last October, CNN showed growth in key day parts and primetime programming while MSNBC and FNC declined vs. a year ago.

October Numbers: MSNBC…

MSNBC is noting its October ratings.

MSNBC CONTINUES TO TOP CNN IN PRIMETIME

MSNBC Dominates CNN By 60% in First Week of New Primetime Schedule

MSNBC is #1 Among Younger Viewers A18-34

NEW YORK – November 1, 2011 – MSNBC continues to top CNN in primetime among total viewers (808,000 vs. 723,000), according to data from Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC also ranked No. 1 for the month among A18-34 in total day (Monday – Sunday 6a -6a). During the first week of MSNBC’s new primetime schedule (Oct. 24-28), the network dominated CNN with a 60% lead among total viewers and also topped CNN among A25-54 and A18-49.

Following are MSNBC ratings highlights for October:

• “Morning Joe” continues as the No. 2 cable morning news program topping CNN’s “American Morning” by 55% among total viewers (390,000 vs. 252,000) and by 34% among A25-54 (141,000 vs. 105,000). This is the 7th consecutive month “Morning Joe” has topped CNN among total viewers and the 7th straight month among A25-54. In addition, “Way Too Early with Willie Geist” (5:30-6a) was No. 2 among A25-54 (88,000 vs. 66,000 for) and total viewers (183,000 vs. 143,000) for the month and ranked No. 1 among A18-34.

CNN Finally Lands Robin Meade…

Although it was only for about half an hour. This morning on HLN Meade had an interview with Herman Cain. The Cain interview was set up well beforehand but he stuck with it despite yesterday’s ruckus over the sexual harassment allegations. Well CNN, deciding to really play up what its estranged sister network* did, brought Meade over to talk with Suzanne Malveaux as they replayed almost the entire HLN interview. To add further weight to the seriousness the network was taking this Wolf Blitzer was brought in from Washington for analysis.

Typical CNN overkill? Yes but also a shrewdly smart tie-in opportunity to feature Meade on CNN and show CNN news viewers what Morning Express has to offer even though in theory that could mean CNN viewers defecting to HLN which doesn’t help CNN’s morning woes any.

The interview can be seen here. Video of Meade’s appearance on CNN is not online apparently.

* – By “estranged sister network” I mean HLN is moving further and further away from CNN in terms of subject matter and content and CNN is paying less and less attention to HLN as a result of this move, except when it suits it. Like today. It’s not as bad as the bad old days of the NBC News MSNBC relationship but it’s still pretty bad.

Update: Before anyone emails me or comments, yes I know this wasn’t really Meade’s first time on CNN. Work with me people!

Free for All: 11/01/11

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HLNTV.com Launches…

CNN Observations observes the soft launch of the new custom HLNTV.com…