Cable network ad revenues will grow just 4.7% in 2009, according to a new report by SNL Kagan. Kagan said ad revenue will rise 10.4% in 2008, including slower growth in the second half of the year. But the industry…
Aggressive plans for expanding CNN’s newsgathering presence to 10 additional U.S. cities were announced Tuesday by Nancy Lane, senior VP of newsgathering for CNN/U.S. A mix of general-assignment reporters, show-based correspondents attached to CNN’s daytime and prime-time programs, and newly…
CBS is turning to “Criminal Minds’” executive producer and showrunner Ed Bernero to write an update of the 1970s series “Hawaii Five-O,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series is expected to focus on Chris McGarrett, son of Steve and head…
Barack Obama, who trails presidential rival John McCain among Florida voters, has broadcast 9,785 TV commercials in Florida, the Wall Street Journal says. McCain’s tally? None. Obama’s total spending on TV commercials in the state has hit $6.5 million; McCain’s…
Cable deal-making legend and Liberty Media CEO John Malone is open to taking AOL’s dial-up Web access business off Time Warner Inc.’s hands in exchange for his 2.8% stake in the media conglomerate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Liberty executives…
ABC possibly landing Jay Leno after he wraps up his tenure at NBC’s “The Tonight Show” could mean the end for “Nightline,” the LA Times reports. Both ABC and Fox are contenders for scooping up the late-night TV figure, who…
“Nightline’s” interview with former Democratic presidential hopeful Senator John Edwards on his recently uncovered extramarital affair did not draw in huge numbers for ABC, the Hollywood Reporter says. Although the interview scored similar ratings with the previous week, the show…
ABC has made a pilot order for an updated TV version of the 1987 film “Witches of Eastwick,” based on the John Updike novel, Daily Variety reports. “Dawson’s Creek’s” Maggie Friedman has been tapped to write the pilot. Warner Bros….
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present National Geographic Channel with the Governor’s Award for the network’s “Preserve Our Planer” campaign, TVWeek reports. The award, which recognizes an individual’s or group’s efforts to make an impact, will…
After six years of remastering, Warner Bros. has sold 1962’s “How the West Was Won” exclusively to Starz’s Encore Westerns, Daily Variety reports. The studio spent somewhere in the “seven figures” reworking the film, which was originally shot in the…