Oriana Schwindt

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Oriana Schwindt covers the business of television for the Media, Tech, and Culture team. She has been plotting her House of Cards-style ascension to Ruler of All Television since she was 13, and she has yet to meet a low-rated TV show she didn't like.

Why ‘American Idol’ Was The Show Fox Needed, And The One Viewers Deserved

The talent competition, which at one point drew 38 million viewers and allowed Fox to charge $1.3 million for a 30-second ad, bowed out Thursday.

March Madness 2016 Championship Ratings Down 37 Percent From 2015

Viewership for Monday’s Villanova-North Carolina showdown was down nearly 40 percent from last year’s title game. Was a switch to TBS to blame?

Twitter (TWTR) NFL Deal Is A Ticket To Local TV Advertising Dollars

The social media outlet won rights to stream 10 Thursday football games for a reported $10 million, beating out rivals like Yahoo and Amazon, but the big money is still in broadcast.

Viacom (VIAB) Troubles Get Worse: Shares Downgraded By Top Firm After Years Of Optimism

A top analyst firm has downgraded Viacom shares after years of optimism over the company’s future. What’s changed?

Nielsen Ratings Just Added Set-Top-Box Data From Millions Of Dish Network Subscribers

Nielsen will now have access to data from Dish households, as the ratings firm tries to improve its measurement capabilities.

New ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Trailer Doesn’t Show Jon Snow, Tells Us We All Deserve Death

The latest trailer shows Arya, Theon, the Night’s King and Tyrion, but no sightings of Jon Snow, living or dead.

Some Americans Would Rather Make More Money In Exchange For Fewer Benefits, Study Says

An Employee Benefit Research Institute survey found that some employees would prefer higher pay to more health insurance.

‘Batman v Superman’ Box Office: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder Pull In $424 Million For Warner Bros.

Ignoring the film’s lambasting by critics, moviegoers turned out in droves to see Batman and Superman do battle.

Binge On: What Is The FCC Spectrum Auction, And What Does It Mean For Streaming Video?

The FCC is repackaging and selling the rights to airwaves mobile companies will use to beef up network speed and capacity.

Facebook, Google, Apple, Yahoo May See Profits Shrink From Closed Tax Loopholes

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is bringing the hammer down on companies around the globe.

Robert De Niro Faces More Backlash Over Anti-Vaccine Tribeca Film Festival Selection

Festival co-founder Robert De Niro defended the film’s inclusion, then pulled it from the lineup and is now being accused of censorship.

Viceland Ratings: Here’s How Many People Are Watching Vice Media’s New Cable TV Network

Vice CEO Shane Smith might say he doesn’t care how well his cable network performs, but the early results are grim.

Millennials And TV: How You Watch Depends On Where You Are In Life, Not Your Age, Says Nielsen

The viewing habits of 80 million people should be defined by life stages, rather than a single age group.

Donald Trump Panic? Maybe For The GOP, But Don’t Cry For The TV Ad Market

Donald Trump may not buy much ad time himself, but other campaigns are more than happy to pick up the slack.

‘The Passion’ Ratings Fall Short: Fox’s Biblical Musical Buried By Steve Harvey

The network saw success with “Grease Live,” but Sunday’s follow-up failed to draw a big audience.

Comcast, Take Note: Cord-Shavers Want More Choices, Fewer Channels And Skinnier Bundles

A new study from Digitalsmiths indicates that pay TV companies need to offer more customized skinny bundles in order to survive as viewers shift their TV habits.

March Madness 2016: How CBS And Turner Made The NCAA’s Basketball Playoffs Bigger Than NBA Playoffs

By sharing 67 games with Turner Networks, CBS made the NCAA men's college basketball tournament a bigger ad business than the NBA playoffs.

Netflix Password Sharing Isn’t As Big A Deal As Quartz Thinks

A Quartz study "finds" that a third of the streaming service's users are stealing it. But that's not really the case.

The CW Just Renewed 11 Shows, Including 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' 'The Flash,' and 'Supernatural'

Strong performers ("DC's Legends of Tomorrow") and critical darlings ("Jane the Virgin") alike were picked up in one fell swoop.

ABC’s Biblical ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Of Kings And Prophets,’ Stumbles, Proves Copycatting Doesn't Work

ABC’s biblical mud-and-blood drama, “Of Kings And Prophets,” had the second-lowest debut of any broadcast drama. Ever.

Pay TV Industry Loses 385,000 Cord-Cutters In 2015; A ‘Slow Decline, Not A Tailspin’

While cord-cutting is clearly a threat, the time for companies like Time Warner to panic hasn’t quite arrived, some analysts say.

Amazon’s ‘Style Code Live’ With Frankie J. Grande Is QVC For The Snapchat Set

But can Amazon convince the NFL it’s ready for some football?

Can Digital Ad Fraud Be Stopped? Madison Avenue Takes On Bot Armies

Plagued by the rise of fake viewers, or bots, the digital ad business is grappling with ways to restore some accountability.

Google Fiber TV Is Not Killing Big Cable Yet

Google's intended cable-killer, while well-reviewed, still has only 53,000 TV subscribers, and the rate of video growth is slowing.

GOP Debate Ratings: Trump-Rubio Brawl On Fox News Draws Biggest Audience Since 2015

Trump's comments about the size of his manhood and attacks against his fellow candidates drew a suitably massive audience.

Why Some Cable Companies Want To Become Cord-Cutters Themselves

Rising programming costs have small cable operators wondering if it’s time for them to get out of TV altogether.

What Is Viceland? One Millennial’s Underwhelming Morning Watching The Hippest Network On Cable TV

Vice would like us to believe its new cable network — featuring work from people including rapper Action Bronson — is groundbreaking, but Viceland is actually traditional.

Oscars Ratings 2016: TV Ratings Appear To Have Extended Their Decline

Sunday’s Oscars telecast, which included appearances by Hollywood mainstays like Whoopi Goldberg, may very well turn out to be among the least-watched in history.