- Prime-Time Ratings Down, Strike Not Blamed
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 17, 2008
With half the broadcast season already done, live prime-time ratings continue ...
- 'Idol' Blows Away All Rivals
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 17, 2008
The nuclear TV bomb of Fox's "American Idol" continues to blow aw ...
- Strike's Dirty Little Secret: TV Network Profit
On Media, Diane Mermigas - Thursday, January 17, 2008
The protracted writers' strike is proving to be good--even profitable--business for t ...
- Fired? No, We Just Parted Ways
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 17, 2008
Do you have "role of scale"? You'd better; otherwise you might n ...
- Dave Howe Tapped As SciFi Prez
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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- Digital Converter Coupons Going Fast
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
In the first week of the federal digital TV converter box coup ...
- Movie Rentals Revive Apple TV
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Ross Fadner - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
As expected, Apple is moving headlong into the world of movie rental ...
- 4 More Studios Nix Development Deals
MediaDailyNews, - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Four more TV studios -- CBS Paramount Network TV, Universal Media Studio ...
- Univision Shakes Up Sales Staff
MediaDailyNews, - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Univision is shaking up its sales department--and grabbing execs from English-language netwo ...
- Oprah Gets A Channel Of Her OWN--Literally, Teams With Discovery
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Looking to create a higher profile for one of its lackluster channel ...
- Ad It Up: ABC Considers Fate Of Oscar Spots
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The fate of the Academy Awards is still in limbo, but ABC ...
- Lazarus Leaves Turner, 3 Execs To Handle His Empire
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Mark Lazarus, who had a meteoric rise at Turner Broadcasting from accou ...
- NBC Drives BBC's 'Top Gear'
MediaDailyNews, - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
NBC has ordered a pilot for the BBC hit "Top Gear." ...
- 'Terminator' OK, But NBC Retains Key Demo
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" lost some football muscle, but ...
- Form Vs. Function (Size Vs. What You Do With It)
TV Board, Mike Bloxham - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The annual pilgrimage to Consumer Electronics Show at the start of t ...
- Low-Quality, Trashy TV Sets Meet Low-Quality, Trash Programming
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Trash TV makes money. And, now your old TV sets, turned in ...
- Travel Channel Now In High-Def
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Travel Channel has launched in high-definition, with the new Travel Chann ...
- Striking Writers Take Aim At Grammys
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Could be that another awards show -- the Grammys -- could g ...
- CBS Getting Real(ity) In A Big Way
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
CBS is going for reality in a big way as it readi ...
- ABC Axes TV Development Deals
MediaDailyNews, - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
ABC Studios exercised its force majeure privilege and nixed the contracts ...
- USA Today Expands TV, Online Properties
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Looking to extend its USA Today brand, the television arm of t ...
- MTV Tries To Energize Political Coverage
MediaDailyNews, - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
MTV is hiring 50 amateur journalists in a pilot program to cov ...
- Football Playoffs, 'Sarah Connor' Score For Fox
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Is there a writers' strike going on? Viewers may not think so-- ...
- Too Much Information -- Or Is Obfuscation The Preferred Policy?
TV Board, Mitch Oscar - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Trying to make sense of the fine print of a cable bil ...
- Super Bowl 2008: Some Advertisers Looking To Get To First Base
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Is the skank back in big-event TV, in this new WGA-strike ...
- Nets Pushing Hard Behind Few New Shows
Around the Net In Media, William Spain - Monday, January 14, 2008
As the strike pushes nets to get creative with reruns and reali ...
- Sony Taps Jacobs To Head Reality, Syndication
MediaDailyNews, - Monday, January 14, 2008
Sony Pictures Television has named Holly Jacobs to oversee reality and syndicat ...
- Belo, AP Boost Local News Video
MediaDailyNews, Erik Sass - Monday, January 14, 2008
In a sign of the growing importance of local video to onli ...
- Leno Still King Of Late-Night, Ratings Up For Most Returning Late Shows
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 14, 2008
Write this up: Jay Leno's return to late-night television has meant litt ...
- Intersport Grabs Ex-Lifetime Exec
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, January 14, 2008
Mike Alvarez, who headed the group at Lifetime that handled sales f ...