TVBlog
by David Goetzl
In this month's Leaders & Bleeders, the History channel has remarkable success with the "Hatfields & McCoys," while cable news ratings are plummeting and, to borrow a line from Al … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
The Torrance, Calif., luxury sibling of Honda is launching the vehicle with a new campaign from its U.S. agency of record, rp&. The campaign, … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
A month before the Charlie Sheen-starring "Anger Management" debuts on FX, producer Lionsgate said international distribution is already garnering more than $600,000 an episode … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
DVR and advanced TV systems maker TiVo reported a 48% first-quarter revenue gain to nearly $68 million with a net loss of almost $21 … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Broadcast programming for the last Thursday in May wasn't very gripping for viewers. The highest-rated show of the night was a rerun of CBS' … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
The rhetorical question is central to a new global campaign that will roll out over the next two to three years in support of … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Complaining about TV commercials is a longtime consumer pastime. Now consumers have another whipping post when it comes to ad messaging: the Internet. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by George Simpson, Featured Contributor
I can't think of another industry with as much dysfunctional interdependence as the television business. The programmers need and hate the carriers, advertisers need … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Ed Martin
If you have fond memories of the high drama at those annual Ewing barbecues, then you're likely to agree that the return of "Dallas" … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Karen Herman
Sunday's brilliant "Mad Men" episode, "The Other Woman," touched on the contemptuous treatment of women in the workplace. The year was early 1967, when … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jack Loechner, Staff Writer
According to Nielsen, 12-17 year olds represent an outsized share of game console usage, more than triple that of their share of TV or … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Thursday afternoon: a live White House event to unveil portraits of George W. Bush and his wife Laura. All three major cable news networks … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
With the advent of trick play capabilities, viewers can avail themselves of a variety of time-delayed viewing opportunities. Past columns on live and time-shifted … Read the whole story