Online video traffic to the Web sites of the broadcast networks surged in September when the fall television season launched, according to data released today from Nielsen Online. NBC.com saw the biggest monthly bump, with a 312% rise in unique…
Stephen K. Friedman has been named general manager of MTV, MTV Networks announced Thursday. Mr. Friedman will continue to oversee mtvU, of which he was general manager. He also will be responsible for MTV.com, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits and…
The life-size holograms CNN ushered out on Election Night weren’t really holograms, Canada’s CBC News reports. Interviews with projected images of CNN reporter Jessica Yellin and rapper Will.I.Am didn’t feature holograms because anchors Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper were speaking…
Brian Lawlor will take over the top spot at Scripps TV group when Bill Peterson retires at the end of the year, TVNewsday reports. Mr. Lawlor has 20 years of experience in the broadcasting industry and currently acts as the…
A panel of experts recently discussed whether Barack Obama will provide as many laughs as George W. Bush’s presidency, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Obama is going to raise the intelligence of the jokes,” panelist Roseanne Barr said. “The Daily Show”…
With the election over, the cable news networks unveiled new programming lineups and personnel changes on Wednesday, Daily Variety reports. MSNBC launched a new on-air tagline—“The Power of Change”—that lifts heavily from President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign victory, the newspaper…
Crown Media, which owns Hallmark Channel, lowered its net loss in the third quarter as revenue rose 17%. Crown’s third-quarter net loss was $17.9 million, or 17 cents a share, down from $37.9 million a year ago. Excluding interest expenses,…
On a night when about 71 million people tuned in to watch the climax of a high-rated election campaign, CNN drew more viewers than any other channel, the Washington Post reports. TV’s biggest audience since the Super Bowl was 12…
Correspondents on BET openly celebrated the election of the first black president, the New York Times says. On other networks, some black journalists showed their feelings, but said they remained professional while reporting the story. —Jon Lafayette
Following Barack Obama’s win on Election Day, many TV commentators got emotional in describing the historic occasion—possibly to the point of getting carried away, the Washington Post says. “I think our excitement at the imminent history matched the nation’s,” said…