Struggling broadcast television shows may get some relief after the election as viewers drift away from addictive news coverage of the presidential race, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cable news has drawn more viewers in the pre-election mania and often viewing…
Viacom Inc., whose cable networks include MTV and VH1, reported a 37% drop in profit for the third quarter due to lower ratings and a softening economy, Television Week reports. The company posted net profit of $401 million, or 65…
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants millions in tax breaks to lure television and movie companies to film in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The legislature in the past has rejected similar proposals, calling them unneeded giveaways. The new proposal…
NBC Universal’s chief digital officer George Kliavkoff is stepping down from his post by the end of the year, Daily Variety reports. Kliavkoff, who was behind the company’s digital ventures like Hulu and online summer Olympics coverage, is exercising an…
The Supreme Court today hears arguments by television networks that challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s so-called “fleeting expletives” rule in a brace of indecency cases, the Wall Street Journal notes. A federal appeals court had struck down the FCC policy…
ABC may pick up Fox’s recently canceled animated series “King of the Hill,” Daily Variety reports. ABC executives are believed to have expressed interest in the show from executive producers Mike Judge, John Alyschuler and Dave Krinsky, who are also…
A special six-hour live Halloween edition of “Ghost Hunters” drew 2.1 million total viewers on Friday night, making Sci Fi Channel the most-watched cable entertainment network for the night, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The special wrapped up the network’s 250…
Fox Television Studios is teaming up with foreign production companies for a new project, “Defying Gravity,” about a team of international astronauts on a mission through the solar system, the Hollywood Reporter says. Other companies on board include Canada’s CTV,…
Lauren Holly, Jennifer Westfeldt and David Sutcliffe have been tapped to star in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Think Again,” scheduled to debut on Valentine’s Day, the Hollywood Reporter says. Sutcliffe will play a man who goes back in time…
Fox will premiere its season of ’24’ with two two-hour episodes on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12 before returning to regular programming the following week, Daily Variety reports. The network on Nov. 23 will air the two-hour “24: Redemption,” which…