Bravo for Stylist Rachel Zoe
The Writers Guild of America strike may have rolled up the red carpet for some stylists, but Rachel Zoe is moving front and center. Bravo said it has picked up a new series featuring Ms. Zoe, known for putting starlets’…
Monthly Archives : January 2008
Chart: Top Ad Spenders January to September 2007
Most of the biggest advertisers cut their ad spending during the first nine months of 2007. Spending for the top 10 advertisers was down 6.3% to $30.5 billion from a year ago, with eight of the 10 showing declines, according…
Starz Stocks Up on Movies
Starz Entertainment said it has finalized deals with five major studios to run movies on its premium channels, on-demand, in high definition and on broadband. Exclusive first-run output deals with Sony Pictures Television and Disney-ABC Domestic Television have been extended….
AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Breaks Not Bad
AMC’s new original series, “Breaking Bad,” opened with a 1.1 rating Sunday despite competition from the National Football League playoff game in which the New York Giants beat the Green Bay Packers in overtime. While not as big an opening…
Transpera Puts Break Videos on Cell Phones
Internet video site Break.com teamed up with mobile content distributor Transpera to offer Break’s videos on cell phones. Under the deal, consumers can access Break’s mobile service via a mobile phone’s browser, the companies said. Transpera’s technology lets content owners…
WGA, Studios to Start Informal Strike Talks
Confirming several days of speculation, the Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced late Tuesday they will begin informal talks on a new contract. The parties issued a joint statement pledging they will commence…
Thompson Quits Presidential Race
Former “Law & Order” actor Fred Thompson has ended his candidacy for president of the United States. “Today, I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States,” Thompson said in a statement. “I hope that my country and…
The Key Demo: Syndication’s Top Women Tell All
Please join TelevisionWeek for a special luncheon panel at NATPE, “Women in Syndication: Behind the Scenes and In Front of the Camera.” This panel will include some of the industry’s most respected women in syndication. Topics will include how the…
WGA Strike Roundup: Tuesday, Jan. 22
Soaps Running Out Of WGA-Penned Scripts Soap operas are close to exhausting their reserve of Writers Guild of America scripts, and producers are resorting to non-WGA staffers to keep the scripts coming, the Hollywood Reporter says. The number of scripts…