Toni Collette in ‘The United States of Tara.’ Showtime Networks has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of the comedy series “The United States of Tara.” The program stars Toni Collette as a wife and mother with disassociative identity disorder (aka multiple…
CBS Interactive and Yahoo announced a deal that adds Yahoo as a distribution partner in the CBS Audience Network, a collection of Web video sites that carry CBS content. With the addition of Yahoo to its 300-plus partners, the CBS…
The E.W. Scripps Co. predicts that revenue for its TV station group will increase 16%-18% in the second half of this year if political advertising yields $38 million in ad buys, TVNewsday reports. Expenses for Scripps’ 10 stations are projected…
ABC had the most visitors to its network Web site, with a 27.14% market share according to Internet research company Hitwise, Media Daily News reports. NBC was close behind at a 27.01% share for NBC.com; CBS, Fox and The CW…
NBC is pushing advertisers to buy unsold Olympic ad spots during the upfront sales deals, the New York Post reports. Ad executives estimate NBC is $150 million-$300 million short of its target goal of $1.1 billion-$1.2 billion in Olympic ad…
Tim Knox has been appointed vice president of business development at IMG. Mr. Knox joins the sports and entertainment company from Richard Childress Racing, where he managed marketing partnerships with Shell Oil Co., Holiday Inn, the U.S. Coast Guard and…
Yahoo Inc has unveiled a series of new advertising partners, including CBS Corp., Reuters reports. Under the agreement, Yahoo will carry clips of CBS shows, joining the CBS Audience Network, the wire service says. Yahoo is still in negotiations with…
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers resumed negotiations on Tuesday following a three-day weekend, the Hollywood Reporter says. Few observers see a deal as imminent, as both sides are standing firm on the…
CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus made it official Wednesday: Zev Shalev is the executive producer of “The Early Show” on CBS. Mr. Shalev joined the third-ranked network news morning show just three months ago as senior broadcast producer….
Disney executives are debating whether to coordinate a European screening event for international buyers in order to present their midseason shows, Daily Variety reports. ABC Studios presented only six new shows to buyers at the L.A. Screenings this year, but…