The latest report on the state of local TV news by the well-respected non-partisan Pew Research Center issues this warning: “With younger people tuning out local newscasts, there is growing concern that local TV news may be facing some of…
With the ratings problems "The Today Show" has, is Matt Lauer long for the program? "The Today Show" was responsible for roughly half a billion dollars in revenue in 2011," writes Brian Stelter in The New York Times, adding, "That…
Magazine publisher Conde Nast hopes to leverage the brand recognition of its big-name titles — which have been dealing with dwindling income — through a series of Web video channels. USA Today reports that the publisher launched the new channels…
AMC’s flagship series “Mad Men,” set in the world of 1960s advertising, will now reach a little deeper into that decade for its own promotion. "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner told The New York Times that, inspired by childhood memories…
CBS and Turner have "virtually sold out" of their television commercial inventory for the March Madness college basketball tournament, which starts March 19, reports B&C, citing sales executives for both companies. "We are extremely tight right now," John Bogusz, executive…
Fox Business is going for the jugular against CNBC, airing ads that mock its bigger rival’s swing into reality programming, reports Advertising Age. The ads are airing on Fox News and Fox Business — as well as on CNBC, the…
As "Today" struggles with losing its morning dominance to ABC’s "Good Morning America," NBCUniversal has tapped a new executive to take over ad sales for the NBC show, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. David Barrington, a vice president at NBC…
Jon Stewart is taking an extended break from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” and if you haven’t already heard the reason, it will probably surprise you: Stewart is taking the summer off to direct a movie, according to The Hollywood…
Earlier today we ran a story from the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper about the local NBC affiliate there, WKYC-TV, pre-empting part of NBC’s Thrusday prime-time lineup recently to run a 21-year-old episode of "Matlock," starring Andy Griffith. Brooke Spectorsky, the president…
A model has filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate Entertainment, alleging that its hit AMC drama series "Mad Men" uses her image in its opening sequence without permission and has failed to compensate her, reports TheWrap.com. Gita Hall May, who was…