The upfront advertising presentations have wrapped up in New York and TVWeek.com’s Upfront Navigator page has all the networks’ schedules posted. Also browse the publication’s full news coverage of upfront week, including exclusive video interviews with leading executives at Fox,…
The viability of the CW network is questionable if ratings don’t rebound, the Wall Street Journal reports. Either CBS Corp. or Warner Bros., the partners behind the network, may withdraw their support if the situation doesn’t improve this year, according…
The Fox television network will trim the number of advertisements in two of its new shows by about half and seek higher prices for those spots, TelevisionWeek reports. On both “Fringe” and “Dollhouse,” the network will test whether having fewer…
The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists made progress in its eighth day of talks with the studios and may continue negotiations through the weekend, Daily Variety reports. AFTRA is believed to be more likely to have an agreement…
The Senate continued to try to curb concentration of media-company ownership by voting to block a Federal Communications Commission decision to loosen a rule preventing cross-ownership of broadcast and newspaper companies, Broadcasting & Cable reports. B&C quotes Senator Byron Dorgan…
Olympic advertising sponsors have restrained spending on television and in newspapers in China, likely because of either fears of a U.S. recession or unwillingness to be linked to the controversial torch relay, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing data from…
Studio executives planned to return to work directly from this week’s upfronts in New York because many pilots and regular series are in production and they want to build up a backlog of new episodes in case of an actors…
HBO signed Kelly Preston to star in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed comedy pilot “Suburban Shootout,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Adam Goldberg will be featured in the ABC drama/comedy “The Unusuals,” the newspaper says. Finally, USA Network brought on Danielle Nicolet…
The Writers Guild of America strike gave “24” writers a chance for the first time to map out the show’s whole season in advance, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing star Kiefer Sutherland. Because lead character Jack Bauer’s “day” was laid…
Television ratings firm Nielsen said yesterday it won’t expand into radio or newspaper ratings analysis, Media Daily News reports. The company’s publishing arm, Nielsen Business Media, has been put up for sale so the company can focus more on global…