“Taken in Broad Daylight,” the film based on a true story about a kidnapped teen who orchestrated her own rescue, attracted 1.9 million viewers during its Feb. 15 premier on Lifetime Movie Network, making the movie the second most-watched show…
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which aired on Speed Feb. 13, boosted its audience from a year earlier by 21%, Multichannel News reports, citing Nielsen Media Research. About 1.4 million U.S. households tuned into the event, Multichannel News says….
Peter O’Brien, general manager of Fox-affiliate WRSP in Springfield, Ill., said that any hiccups at his station during the digital transition were “minimal.” The Springfield-Champaign-Decatur market is the 84th largest market in the country, with 386,000 households. For TVWeek’s comprehensive…
President Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, which would force broadcasters to devote equal time to both sides of controversial issues, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing an e-mail from a White House representative. David Axelrod, adviser…
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt will replace Don Logan as chairman after the company is fully spun off from Time Warner Inc., the Associated Press reports. Logan will remain a director of the company, whose spinoff was…
No. 2 satellite television service Dish Network will pay CBS for the right to carry the most-watched broadcast network, Bloomberg News says. Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s and Verizon’s television services earlier agreed to similar terms with CBS, the only…
Despite the tough economy and a deep advertising market slump that cut CBS’ fourth-quarter earnings in half and forced the company to slash its dividend, CEO Leslie Moonves said he’s looking forward to the upfront. Citing ratings growth at the…
Fox Sports Network’s “Sport Science” will start its second season on March 22. The series, hosted by creator and executive producer John Brenkus, tests the limits of athletic abilities and challenges assumptions about athletes and sports under the scientific guidance…
Online television convergence play Boxee got hit with some bad news: It must remove Hulu from its service at the end of this week. Boxee, which landed $4 million in funding late last year to help make above-board content deals,…
Oscar.com is launching two new online series leading up to the 81st annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The nine-episode Web series “Road to the Oscars” will debut a new episode every day through Feb. 23. Host Chris Harrison will give…