NBC’s “Scrubs” is moving to ABC for its eighth and finale season, Zach Braff confirmed on his MySpace page, according to Dallas-Fort Worth News’ WFAA.com. NBC promoted last Thursday’s episode as the finale, but the true series finale will air…
Ad buyers stated that a decreased demand for summer ads as a result of a sluggish economy will allow the networks to give out owed audience deficiency units this summer, Mediaweek reports. Make-goods should be handed out in the summer…
CBS is adding four dramas and two comedies to its 2008-09 roster, including a new project from Jerry Bruckheimer. As she did last year, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler once again appears to be tweaking the net’s time-tested crime drama…
Cablevision said Monday it will acquire Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for about $650 million. The deal is an attempt to boost revenue outside of its primary cable television operations and gain greater control of Long Island’s media…
Midcontinent Communications will carry the Ion channel suite on its systems in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota, Multichannel News reports. Current Midcontinent Communications channel Ion Television Network will be joined by children’s net qubo and Ion Life, Ion’s…
DirecTV has moved Outdoor Channel to Sports Pack, a sports tier available for a $12 monthly fee, Multichannel News reports. The change was revealed in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which claimed DirecTV was making the…
Dish Network will expand its lineup of high-definition channels with 22 additional national HD networks this week, Multichannel News reports. The expansion is part of Dish’s ongoing effort to reach 100 national HD channels by the end of the year,…
ABC has renewed the quirky series “Eli Stone” for a second season, the Hollywood Reporter says. The dramas “October Road” and “Women’s Murder Club” have been canceled, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
Consumption of Internet video shot up again in March to 11.5 billion videos viewed online, measurement firm comScore reported today. That’s a jump of 13% from February and 64% from a year ago. YouTube continues to rule the roost, with…
The cable networks are positioning themselves to be in direct competition with the broadcast networks following increased ratings and a year of acclaimed programming, the New York Post reports. Turner’s cable nets are scheduled to make their upfront presentation the…