NCC Sales Hit $1 Billion
Mediaweek takes a look at spot cable advertising firm NCC as it passes $1 billion in sales for the first time. The milestone was reached with the help of this year’s election. “We took in an unprecedented share of political…
Daily Archives : Nov 24, 2008
NFL Game to Air in 3-D
When the San Diego Chargers play the Oakland Raiders on Dec. 4, the game will be broadcast in 3-D to viewers in theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, the Wall Street Journal reports. The league is laying the…
Robbins Readies Reality Show for NBC
Self-help guru Tony Robbins has been signed to create a pilot for a new reality show for NBC, TelevisionWeek reports. The network isn’t talking but a casting notice indicates the series is seen as a transformational-style show like “The Biggest…
Fox Goes With Ads Saturday Mornings
Fox is ending its Saturday morning programming deal with 4Kids early and is opting to air two hours of long-form commercials in what has traditionally been a block aimed at kids, Daily Variety reports. Fox will also be returning two…
SAG Talks Break Off
Talks between the Screen Actors Guild and producers and studios broke off, leaving the television industry one step closer to another debilitating strike, TelevisionWeek reports. It would take a 75% vote of SAG’s membership to authorize a strike. In a…
Amanpour Gets Show on CNN Int’l
After 25 years with CNN, Christiane Amanpour is finally getting to anchor her own daily news show, the New York Times reports. The show will appear on CNN International, which is reworking its lineup, the paper says. —Jon Lafayette
HDTV Prices Plunging
Analysts expect prices for high definition television sets to dip during the entire holiday season, the Los Angeles Times says. If holiday sales are week, shoppers who don’t buy the day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday, might get another shot…
Ford to Keep Spending on ‘Idol’
Even while America’s big automakers are begging Washington for a bailout, Ford Motor Co. plans to continue to sponsor Fox’s top-rated “American Idol,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The publication cites data showing Ford spent about $78 million on “Idol” last…
Some Don’t Need to Watch ‘The Hills’
With news outlets focusing on the latest from the people on “The Hills,” some fans may be able to follow the characters without watching the show on MTV, the Los Angeles Times says. Viewership has gone down hill from a…
NBC Still Losing Viewers Under Silverman
Ben Silverman’s knack for finding hits hasn’t translated into higher ratings since he joined NBC, Advertising Age says. On the other hand, he has been good at generating profits by weaving advertisers into the network’s programming, the magazine says. —Jon…