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Daily Archives : Apr 16, 2013

Legendary TV Sports Announcer Dies

A television sports announcer who was a familiar presence to countless fans for decades has died. USA Today reports that Pat Summerall, who worked for CBS Sports from the early sixties into the 1990s, died today at 82 in Dallas….

Study Shows There’s One Kind of Ad That Doesn’t Get Zapped by DVR Owners

One group of advertisers appears to have less to fear from the DVR, with its ad-zapping capability, than other marketing groups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a new study concludes that movie ads appear to be insulated from fast-forwarding, with…

CBS’s Prime-Time Lineup Sinks as NBC Surges

Monday’s prime-time broadcast ratings saw some role reversal as ratings-challenged NBC had its numbers surge while perennial ratings leader CBS endured a night of season lows and series lows, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s full prime-time lineup…

British Channel Spikes Film About Bombing Attack on London Marathon

A U.K. broadcaster announced today that it is taking a movie off its schedule in the aftermath of Monday’s bombing attack at the Boston Marathon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Channel 4 pulled “Four Lions,” a farce about a bomb…

One Cable Drama Sets Ratings Record, While Another Is Headed in the Opposite Direction

A cable drama series that has been a huge hit continues to see its numbers grow. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that HBO’s “Game of Thrones” set a series record Sunday with 4.72 million viewers turning out for its…

Had Enough Movie Awards Yet? Not So Fast: There’s One Last Ceremony to Talk About

Just when you thought the movie awards season was over, one more ceremony comes along to generate still more buzz about last year’s movies and look ahead to the 2013 summer blockbuster season. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin takes…

Had Enough Movie Awards Yet? MTV Adds Its Coda to the Season — Along With a Look at What’s Ahead

Just when you thought movie awards season ended with the Oscars and kudo-attention shifted to the Emmys, along come the MTV Movie Awards to shower last year’s films with golden popcorn trophies. The awards show, which aired live from Sony…

Why NBC Pre-empted ‘Revolution’ for Boston Bombing Coverage

NBC was the only broadcast network to pre-empt its regular prime-time lineup to cover the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, and part of the reason had to do with the subject matter on "Revolution," Deadline.com reports. An anchored news…

Management Shakeup at Nickelodeon

In the latest management change under Nickelodeon Group President Cyma Zarghami, Nickelodeon said longtime executive Marjorie Cohn, president of content development, is leaving the network, reports the Los Angeles Times. Also departing is Alison Dexter, executive vice president of production,…

NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ Loses Singer for Opening Theme

The singer who has performed the opening theme for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” since 2007 is off the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Popular singer Faith Hill won’t be returning to the program in the fall, the story reports….