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Yearly Archives : 2008

FCC Transition May Be a Bloodless One

Scathing Report on Chairman Unlikely to Spark Overhaul

HBO Previews ‘Conchords’ Online at FunnyorDie.com

HBO will preview the first episode of the new season of its comedy “Flight of the Conchords” on the FunnyorDie.com Web site this week, a month before the series launches on the cable channel. HBO bought a stake in the…

Column: Independents Lead the Way to Profit in Web Video

I have good tidings to share this holiday season. And here it is: Maybe it is better to be an independent. In the past few weeks, a number of independent Web video producers have inked some impressive money-making deals that…

2nd-Year Series Top Ratings

Off-Net Strips ‘Men,’ ‘Family Guy’ Hold Their Own Against Long-Running Favorites

‘Office,’ ‘L&O: SVU’ Headed to Fall ‘09

Off-network syndication offerings for 2009 are slim, but with syndicators and stations concerned about the tough economy, the segment’s importance will grow considerably in the next couple of seasons. Along with being the network’s top-rated show, NBC Universal’s “The Office”…

‘Two and a Half Men’ Building on Syndication

‘Two and a Half Men’s’ Lorre Sees Syndie Runs Adding to Show’s Network Viewership

Chart: Projected Weeklies & Strips

The Insider: Diss ‘N’ Dat

Credits Check So, how bad have things gotten? While sleep-disturbed and watching ABC’s overnight “World News Now,” The Insider spotted two typos in the full set of credits that only roll at the end of each week while the “World…

QuickTakes: Do You Think Jay Leno Will Work in Prime Time?

Do you think Jay Leno will work in prime time? “It depends on the definition of ‘work.’ NBC is trying to radically alter the traditional definition, which is laudable. However, the real decision-makers here are advertisers, affiliates and, most importantly,…

Nick at Nite Can’t Get Enough George Lopez

Cable Net Wants to Expand on Success of Family Sitcom