SNL Kagan, a financial-research group, said TV stations will have a 3.9% compound revenue increase through the next five years, Broadcasting & Cable says. The research strikes an optimistic note for the industry, following 2007’s 8.5% decrease in revenue, attributed…
RHI Entertainment, which has produced about half the television miniseries made in the last seven years, priced its initial public offering at $14 a share, below the $16 to $18 it was seeking, the Los Angeles Times reports. RHI, run…
ABC has extended the late night talk show “Live With Jimmy Kimmel” until 2010, Daily Variety reports. Kimmel’s “Live” averaged 3 million viewers during its recent post-NBA finals broadcasts, Variety says. —Sergio Ibarra
Joan Rivers was asked to leave a live British talk show for using foul language, the Associated Press says. Rivers used the bad words during a conversation about actor Russell Crowe guest hosting “Loose Women” and was asked to leave…
Jon Harmon Feldman will serve as the new showrunner for ABC’s “Dirty Sexy Money” after Daniel Cerone left to pursue other projects, Daily Variety reports. Feldman has previously worked on “Big Shots,” “Tru Calling” and “The Wonder Years,” the trade…
Monday night’s season four premiere episode of Showtime’s “Weeds” was the most viewed original-series episode for the network in the last four years, reaching 1.35 million viewers, Daily Variety says. “Weeds’” lead-in also helped “Diary of a Call Girl” becomes…
Nielsen says that although ad spending remained flat for the first quarter, smaller groups, such as Spanish-language and African-American TV showed increases, MediaPost says. National newspaper Sunday supplements also saw a significant increase, climbing 20% in the first quarter compared…
AOL struck a deal with Scripps Networks to distribute some of the cable-channel outfit’s video content from HGTV, Food Network , DIY Network and Fine Living Network, the Hollywood Reporter says. Scripps content is expected to appear on AOL later…
The CW’s “Gossip Girl” leads the nominations for the Teen Choice Awards, scheduled to air on Fox on August 4, the Los Angeles Times says. Tween sensation Miley Cyrus will serve as host, the Hollywood Reporter says. —Sergio Ibarra
Univision’s trial with telenovelas producer Televisa has been pushed to October 14, Daily Variety says. A Los Angeles judge agreed to the move at the request of both sides as Televisa seeks to end its contract with Univision before its…