The three-pronged multicast of the Patriots’ undefeated season Saturday night on CBS, NBC and the NFL Network scored as the most watched program of the current television season. The come-from-behind victory for the favored New England team over the New…
David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants has made a deal with the striking Writers Guild of America that will let writers on the show return to work Wednesday. The WGA waiver also covers Craig Ferguson’s talk show, which is produced by Worldwide…
Congressmen may be complaining about the lack of government promotion and oversight of the nation’s transition from analog to digital television, but consumers appear to be marching out on their own to buy digital TV sets. The Consumer Electronics Association…
The 11th annual “A Christmas Story” marathon brought TBS its best ratings ever. For the marathon’s entire 24 hours, from Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. to Dec. 25 at 8 p.m., TBS was the top ad-supported cable network among total…
After a public split with popular video-sharing site YouTube last week, celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton said he’s rebuffing offers from other video sites and instead is testing out a private-label service from a little-known company called Twistage. With the…
Music network Fuse TV is kicking off the new year by offering free downloads of 50 songs on its Web site, Fuse.tv, Jan. 2-14. The music network is running its Web promotion “Dozen Days of Downloads” in partnership with major…
It may by the Fighting Illini versus the Trojans nationally, but the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl matchup is turning into a different kind of fight in Iowa. With the state’s presidential caucus Thursday, every local spot in ABC’s telecast…
Studio Stocks Hold Steady Despite Strike Studios haven’t been affected on Wall Street, with stocks remaining fairly consistent since the beginning of the writers strike in early November, Daily Variety reports. Media stocks were already in the cellar, as traders…
One of Los Angeles’ iconic voices of sports, Stu Nahan, died Wednesday at his Studio City, Calif., home after battling lymphoma. Mr. Nahan last worked as a Dodgers radio reporter and commentator at KFWB (980 AM) in 2004, following long…
Apple inked a deal with News Corp. to offer 20th Century Fox movies for digital rental on iTunes, the Financial Times reported today. Under the deal, expected to be announced in January at MacWorld, consumers can rent Fox films on…