Russia has launched a criminal case against an American rock band. CNN reports that Russia is incensed by an incident involving the band Bloodhound Gang in which one of the band members reportedly "stuffed the Russian flag into his pants,…
The Boston Globe was sold to Fenway Sports Group, whose chairman is "The Cosby Show" executive producer Tom Werner, and the sale, for $70 million, is "the latest milestone in the story of newspapers’ decline in the digital age," reports…
A new Fox show has come under fire for content that a watchdog group says is inappropriate. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Fox’s new "Animation Domination High-Def" attracted the attention of the Parents Television Council, which is…
Fox is developing a project from "The Big C" creator and executive producer Darlene Hunt and "Community" co-executive producer Andy Bobrow. Deadline.com reports that the network made an early buy with "On the Farm." The comedy focuses on a New…
Amazon Studios announced today that it has greenlighted five new projects, as the studio continues its push into original programming. The five new pilots follow what the company calls positive response to its first round of TV pilots. The new…
A new iOS app alerts viewers in real time when TV programming returns from a commercial break. Engadget reports that the tech goodie, Commercial Break, is currently running a beta test. "You tell it what channel you’re watching and it…
NBC has finished its upfront negotiations, tying up loose ends well after the July 4 weekend, which has been the informal deadline in recent years, reports Jeanine Poggi in Advertising Age. The network brought in a 20% increase in advertising…
In a bid to break into the television industry’s dominance of media budgets, Facebook plans to sell television-style commercials for as much as $2.5 million a day, reports Bloomberg. The social-networking site will start offering 15-second spots to advertisers later…
One of the hottest topics in the television industry these days is why the broadcast networks are shedding younger viewers at an alarming rate — and what it means for the business. "There are lots of theories about why broadcasters…
Just a day after taking the wraps off its buyout of the Allbritton Television Stations, Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed ambitious plans for one piece of the acquisition. B&C reports that the company plans to take its newly acquired news channel…