Fox Business News mailed corporate holiday cards featuring CNBC host Jim Cramer as the Grinch, the New York Post says. The year-old cable network, which lags CNBC in ratings, included lyrics that mock Cramer for his recommendations of Bear Stearns…
Americans between 14 and 25 years old spend more time watching DVDs on computers than any other age group, although they also view less television than other age groups, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing a study from Deloitte. Millennials, the…
Hulu is reaching farther into the mainstream with explosive growth in views in October, according to the latest video viewing figures from Nielsen Online. The site rocketed in October, delivering 206 million streams of video, up from 142 million in…
Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners acquired TV Guide Network for $255 million from Macrovision Solutions Corp., the companies announced Thursday. Macrovision will continue to own TVGuide’s interactive program guide business. “Over the last few years, the TV Guide Network…
HBO was the leader among TV networks in nominations for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced Thursday morning. The cable network led the way with nine nominations, followed by broadcast leader NBC with eight, ABC with seven and…
Dish Network said it removed TV stations owned by Fisher Communications from its satellite service after their retransmission consent agreement expired on Dec. 17. Fisher has stations in Bakersfield, Calif.; Boise, Idaho; Eugene, Ore.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Portland, Ore.; Seattle…
In its latest retransmission consent battle, Dish Network has dropped stations owned by Fisher Communications from its satellite service, TelevisionWeek reports. As in previous situations, Dish says Fisher is seeking increased prices and “unreasonable” terms. —Jon Lafayette
Kids network Nickelodeon is making plans to cover the inauguration of Barack Obama as president, the Associated Press reports. The coverage will appear during commercial breaks and between primetime shows, the AP says. Nick won’t cover Obama’s speech live, but…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will release a report today that finds a “serious shortage of minority faces” on the networks’ primetime schedules, Daily Variety reports. The study shows that minorities on scripted shows decreased in…
The downturn hitting the advertising business could last three years, according to media consultant Jack Meyers, Dow Jones reports. The ad industry hasn’t seen even a two-year decline since the Great Depression. “Long-festering business problems for the media and advertising…