Twentieth Century Fox Television is getting its geek on. The studio has decided to dramatically expand its presence at Comic-Con, bringing a whopping nine properties to next month’s annual fan festival in San Diego. In addition, for the first time,…
A Cincinnati appellate court panel gave the Federal Communications Commission a big win by rejecting cities’ and states’ contention that the agency overstepped its authority by limiting what they can demand in return for new cable franchises. A divided FCC…
NBC Universal will launch a campaign cross-promoting the Summer Olympics and Universal Pictures’ “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” which are both set in China, the Hollywood Reporter says. An extended 15-second spot combining footage from the two productions…
Lifetime will premiere “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” starring Jenna Dewan, Ashley Benson and Tatum O’Neal on Aug. 2, Multichannel News reports. Aug. 9 will mark the debut of Valerie Bertinelli’s first Lifetime movie, “Hollywood Starlet,” the newspaper says….
Spike TV will broadcast the UFC light heavyweight fight between Anderson Silva and James Irvin on July 19, Multichannel News reports. The fight will air live from Las Vegas, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
NBC and USA Network will air 19 hours of U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming and track & field over the next two weeks, MediaWeek reports. NBC will broadcast 10 straight nights of prime-time telecasts beginning June 29, while USA’s coverage…
The average median age of live viewers for the five broadcast networks reached 50 for the first time, putting it outside of the coveted 18-49 demographic, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The number dips slightly to 49 when live-plus-seven-day viewing data…
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the top ten finalists for Emmy nominations in the best comedy and drama categories, TelevisionWeek reports. Among the titles in contention for a shot at an Emmy are freshmen series “Damages,”…
Fox News Channel is in prime position to take the top spot among the cable news networks in viewers for the second quarter, despite big gains by its rivals during coverage of the presidential primaries, the Los Angeles Times reports….