The Cable Advertising Bureau found that the number of original shows on cable during a week in April was double what it was in 2003, AdAge reports. There were 1,407 original shows during an average April 2008 week, far more…
NBC pages have a new uniform designed by Brooks Brothers to celebrate the page program’s 75th anniversary, the New York Post reports. The new suits were chosen by viewers in an online poll announced by “Today,” the newspaper says. —Vlada…
The boards of the ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate organizations have added their endorsements to the resolution by the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board calling for a quiet period on retransmission negotiations-related signal disruptions on cable and satellite…
Based on a new system for measuring viewership on multiple platforms, NBC said more than 113 million people watched Olympic programming on Sunday. NBC is introducing what it calls a Total Audience Measurement Index, which combines into one number the…
In Demand Networks is extending its deal with Howard Stern to carry Howard TV on Demand through the end of 2010, along with expanding the franchise’s programming slate. The new deal will keep Mr. Stern on In Demand through the…
MTV said Web viewers watched 6 million streams of Jonas Brothers clips, equaling more than 60,000 hours of programming, this past weekend. MTV streamed video content on the Web and on mobile phones from the band’s promotional tour for its…
World Fishing Network and the Professional Anglers Association are partnering for an original series premiering in January on WFN and WFN HD. The half-hour series, which begins production this fall, will feature appearances by PAA Tour Level members over 13…
Jane Adams will star opposite Thomas Jane in the Alexander Payne-directed HBO pilot “Hung,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Also, Cynthia Stevenson has been cast opposite Bob Saget in The CW’s “Surviving Suburbia,” while Mike MacRae has joined the cast of…