The Web site of “Extra” got a boost from a revamp, which included giveaways and community features, rising to 7.7 million page views in January from 2.8 million in August, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The changes were made after senior…
CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother” is flirting with the possibility of a romance between two of its commitment-phobic characters, the New York Post reports. Womanizer Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris, is venturing into a relationship with Robin…
The proposed syndicated series based on Yahoo Buzz, the search engine’s social news site, sounds very similar to Revision3’s “Diggnation,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. But that doesn’t bother Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback, who told the trade paper, “Imitation is the…
VH1 is working on an idea for a reality show that would feature Aspen, Co.’s ski bunnies, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A crew visited the wealthy town last month to shoot a casting reel at Sky Bar, the publication says….
While the Dow Jones has dropped 16% this year following a loss of one-third in 2008, entertainment stocks are faring better, with the Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50 down 7.5% in 2009, the Hollywood Reporter says. Some of the stocks in…
Many broadcast network and station engineers may skip attending the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual convention in April because of smaller budgets, Broadcasting & Cable reports. CBS canceled its annual engineering breakfast, the publication says. -Aimee Picchi
The 2009 Academy Awards rebounded from last year’s record low ratings, but not enough to prevent the show from ranking as the second lowest-rated ceremony ever among adults 18-49. According to preliminary fast national data from Nielsen supplied by ABC,…
Television stations shouldn’t switch to digital transmission before April 16, the FCC said in its second order implementing the DTV date-delay bill, Multichannel News reports. -Aimee Picchi
Several network pilots added to their casts, with Jimmy Wolk being tapped for the lead in ABC’s untitled Daniel Cerone pilot, the Hollywood Reporter says. Joel McHale has been hired for the lead on NBC’s comedy “Community,” and Jaime Ray…
The drumbeat of doom for TV advertising has sounded for more than a decade—DVRs, channel surfing, fragmentation, clutter, the flight to digital media … Jay Leno moving to primetime. Now the recession has even TV’s most reliable moneybags of yore,…