The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists pushed the start date for its negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers again, as the AMPTP and the Screen Actors Guild continue their separate contract negotiations. AFTRA agreed…
Nicollette Sheridan will return to “Desperate Housewives” next season for at least “several appearances,” Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. Sheridan is not scheduled to appear in the two-hour finale this season, the magazine notes. The article didn’t indicate whether…
Google has taken its TV ad-buying service, Google TV Ads, out of the test stage, MediaDailyNews reports. The public unveiling allows U.S. advertisers to reach 13 million Dish Network subscribers with ads purchased directly through Google AdWords, the Web site…
Former “Sopranos” star Steve Schirripa has joined the cast of ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” as a recurring character, the New York Daily News reports. Schirripa most recently played mobster Bobby Baccalieri on “The Sopranos.” The…
Revenues for Hearst-Argyle Television’s first quarter fell nearly 3% to $165.1 million, MediaDailyNews reports. However, net digital media revenue increased by 22% to $4.9 million, the Web site says. Its net income also rose to $10 million from $4.3 million…
The American Cable Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to deny News Corp.’s attempts to escape the conditions of its DirecTV acquisition, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC required that the company submit to commercial arbitration in cable-operator complaints about…
Hillary Clinton’s first appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” boosted the program’s ratings 42% from year-to-date numbers (2.6 million), the New York Post reports. According to Nielsen, the Wednesday episode averaged 3.7 million viewers and a huge 82%…
Walt Disney’s ABC.com may begin running multiple advertisements during commercial breaks on shows streamed from the network’s Web site, as opposed to standard Web site procedure of running a single ad, the Hollywood Reporter says. ABC.com’s audience spends, on average,…
Viacom said it will limit spending to $100 million on its new premium TV and video-on-demand joint venture. Speaking on Viacom’s first quarter earnings conference call with investors Friday, CEO Philippe Dauman said the joint venture with MGM and Lionsgate…
Viacom reported higher first-quarter profits and strong sales of its “Rock Band” video game. Net earnings rose 33% to $270 million, or 42 cents a share, from $203 million, or 22 cents a share, a year ago, the company said…