The folks at TiVo have seen an increase in broadcast viewing, at least among TV lovers who own TiVo digital video recorders. Live viewing is up a bit, but time-shifted viewing is up even more. TiVo’s StopWatch ratings service provides…
Have you ever said to someone, “I’ll get into shape if it kills me?” Now there’s a TV series that shows you that being in shape could mean the difference between life and death in an emergency situation. “Could You…
British-born world traveler Joe Warren is settling down at MediaVest USA to run the North American Kraft agency-of-record account as senior VP. Mr. Warren joins MediaVest from Universal McCann, where his last assignment was working on the global and high-tech…
If you want people to watch TV commercials, maybe you ought to put them up in a hotel room. A recent study found that 28.3% of business travelers and 23.9% of leisure travelers watch more TV commercials while on trips…
NBC’s new Amy Poehler comedy is still on track to debut this spring—and it’s just added another cast member. In an interview with TelevisionWeek, NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman said Ms. Poehler’s untitled comedy will begin filming its pilot episode…
The online video news service 1Cast planned to officially launch today in a private beta with initial news programmers including CNBC, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Agence France Presse. The 1Cast service is a personalized service…
MTV is close to reviving “Beauty and the Geek,” the Ashton Kutcher-Fox 21 reality show that most recently aired on the CW. Negotiations are underway for MTV to air six episodes of what’s being called “Beauty and the Geek: Celebrity,”…
After running the digital operations for the CBS-owned television stations for four years, Jonathan Leess said today he would step down at the end of the year. As the president of the CBS Television Digital Media Group since 2004, Mr….
Warner Bros. Television promoted Jody Zucker to senior vice president and general counsel of the division’s legal affairs department, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Mr. Zucker has worked for Warners for eight years and has helped lead the company’s progress into…
Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in two episodes of CBS drama “CSI: Miami,” the Associated Press reports. Mr. Combs, who will play a prosecutor who doesn’t get along with David Caruso’s character, likely will appear in mid to late winter,…