He cannot be serious. A Wall Street analyst is suggesting that final tallies about upfront spending are not only flimsy, but the flimflam emanates from the networks. Nomura's Michael Nathanson … Read the whole story
The television buy and supporting digital and other media (including streaming video, to commence about a week from now), plus public relations, represent a … Read the whole story
ABC wants to turn around an uneven year with a big slate of 13 new series and a marketing strategy to spread out program … Read the whole story
Videotron will begin rolling out a TV channel devoted to multiplatform casual and social gaming that consumers can access online through computers and mobile … Read the whole story
The Fox network -- the longtime industry leader among 18-49 viewers, the ones advertisers desire most -- will look for a much stronger fall … Read the whole story
Walt Disney and its ESPN sports brand are considering upping efforts to grab U.S. TV rights from NBC for the next round of Summer … Read the whole story
Time Warner Cable, which is interested in boosting ad revenues for its video-on-demand offerings, has made an investment in BlackArrow, a firm that powers … Read the whole story
Donald Trump is not running for president. The host of "Celebrity Apprentice" will be back early next year hosting another season of the NBC … Read the whole story
High-end vodka Ketel One will launch an estimated $9 million campaign that includes spots on Discovery, ESPN and Comedy Central. With a "Gentlemen, This … Read the whole story
The company says the campaign touts GoodNites' design and fit, with -- for the first time in three years -- a TV advertising component. … Read the whole story
Sprinting towards the finish of the TV season, a number of shows improved ratings results because of season finales on the next-to-last Monday night … Read the whole story
Johnathan Rodgers will retire this summer as president-CEO of TV One, the network he helped found in 2004. With Radio One and Comcast as … Read the whole story
This week the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) announced the results of a feasibility study for the Trackable Asset Cross-Platform Identification (TAXI) project. … Read the whole story
The upfront season brings the usual excitement and disappointment when it comes to new programming -- as well as new business opportunities. But TV … Read the whole story
I hail from a long line of entrepreneurs. If we haven't always read the crystal ball correctly, it hasn't been for lack of trying. … Read the whole story
Repeats of off-network programming -- or, more recently, off-cable-network shows -- used to be a sure thing for TV producers financially. But that may … Read the whole story