VH1 Shows Us the Money
There’s been a lot of love on VH1 recently. Now there’s going to be a lot of money. The network, which has built ratings and a reputation on outrageous characters from its dating shows, is bringing some of them back…
Monthly Archives : May 2008
Chart: Product Placement on Broadcast TV
Product placement rose 6% in the first quarter during prime-time shows on the broadcast and 11 cable networks Nielsen measures. Placement on broadcast was up 39%, while placements on cable were little changed. Of the 117,976 occurrences of product placement,…
Seacrest in for Larry King?
Ryan Seacrest is in “serious negotiations” to replace Larry King at the end of the year, MSNBC reports, citing an unnamed source. King told the New York Times in April 2007 that Seacrest is his first choice to take over…
AMC Renews ‘Breaking Bad’
AMC will cook up a second season of its critically acclaimed drug drama “Breaking Bad.” The network announced the renewal Wednesday of the series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and created by Vince Gilligan. It stars Bryan Cranston as Walter…
NBC Local Media Builds Out New York Hub
WNBC-TV, the NBC Universal flagship station in New York City, plans to launch a 24-hour local news channel on a digital tier and build its operations at 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan into a multiplatform content-production center. Local Media…
NBCU’s Zalaznick Adds iVillage to Portfolio
Lauren Zalaznick has been named president of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Networks, adding iVillage.com to a portfolio that already including Bravo Media and Oxygen Media. Deborah Fine, president of iVillage Properties, will report to Ms. Zalaznick. Ms. Zalaznick said…
Cablevision’s Rainbow Strikes Deal to Acquire Sundance Channel
Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media Holdings said it agreed to acquire Sundance Channel. Sundance Channel owners NBC Universal, CBS and Robert Redford will receive total consideration of $496 million in the transaction, which will leave Cablevision with 100% of the channel….
FCC Sets Wilmington, N.C., as Digital-Switch Test Market, Sources Say
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is set to announce Thursday that the agency will run a test of the switch to digital broadcasting signals in Wilmington, N.C., the smallest TV market in the Tarheel state, sources said. The congressionally…
Cablevision Near $500 Mil Sundance Deal
Cablevision is nearing an agreement to buy Sundance Channel from NBC Universal, CBS and Robert Redford for about $500 million, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources it didn’t identify. Cablevision had talks with Mr. Redford about backing the channel’s…
Studios Bail on Talks with Actors
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ended bargaining yesterday without an agreement, DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports. SAG said in a statement that the studios ended talks to focus on upcoming negotiations with the American Federation…