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Nickelodeon Renews Animated Program

Nickelodeon will bring back an animated series for another season. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed the CG series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for season four. The 20-episode season is set to premiere in fall…

Broadcasters Eye Options as Decision Looms in Aereo Battle

While broadcasters including CBS and ABC are hopeful that the Supreme Court will rule in their favor in their battle against Aereo, they have other options if the high court sides with their opponent, reports Joe Flint in the Los…

Raycom Media Agrees to Carry New Broadcast Networks Escape (For Women) and Grit (For Men) in Major New Distribution Agreement With Katz Broadcasting

Press release from Katz Broadcasting, June 17, 2014: Raycom Media, one of the nation’s largest broadcasters, will carry the country’s first-ever female-centric and male-centric over-the-air broadcast television networks — Escape (For Women) and Grit (For Men) — in multiple markets…

Cable News Host Leaves Network

A regular on one of the cable news channels is leaving his network to join an Atlanta TV station. TVNewser reports that HLN host Vinnie Politan is headed to NBC affiliate WXIA-TV. Politan currently hosts “HLN Now: On the Case,”…

Game Changer in Digital Advertising

The industry's largest media buying group is making a power move that promises to shift the balance of power in digital advertising, according to a new report by Ad Age. GroupM "plans to pull its clients' budgets from open ad…

Los Angeles Mayor Drops F-Bomb on TV — Here’s the Video

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti dropped the f-bomb on television, Variety reports, noting that the incident happened Monday during a parade to celebrate the Los Angeles Kings' 2014 Stanley Cup Championship. Garcetti said, “This is a big f—— day,” according…

Cartoon Network to Revive Popular Animated Series

Cartoon Network is bringing back an animated franchise that brought in Emmy Awards and merchandising opportunities, while also spawning a feature film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the channel will revive “Powerpuff Girls,” which originally ran from 1998 to 2005….

Actor From Original ‘Heroes’ Slated to Revive Role in New NBC Series

With a new version of "Heroes" in the works at NBC, the first co-star of the original drama series has signed up for the reboot. Deadline.com reports that Jack Coleman has joined the network's 13-episode “Heroes Reborn,” its update on…

2014 World Cup Setting Audience Records Across ESPN’s Digital and TV Platforms

Press release from ESPN, June 16, 2014: ESPN’s 2014 World Cup coverage has generated significant audiences across its television and digital platforms through the first 11 games. Four of the seven games televised on ESPN or ESPN2 are the networks’…

2014 World Cup Setting Audience Records

Coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is shattering viewership records across television and digital platforms, ESPN announced. "Four of the seven games televised on ESPN or ESPN2 are the networks’ most-viewed Group Play games not involving a United States…