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A former pro football player has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. CNN reports that Aaron Hernandez, a former star tight end with the New England Patriots, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2013…
Writing in the current Directors Guild of America Quarterly, David Chase, the creator of “The Sopranos,” spoke about the controversial series finale, reports ABC News. According to the story, Chase said, “I thought the possibility would go through a lot…
The widely reported decline in viewership of long-form video content such as TV programming is not limited to younger viewers but cuts across all demos and is taking place worldwide. That’s the gist of new study by Accenture, Wayne Friedman…
As Brian Williams continues to serve out a six-month suspension from his NBC anchor’s chair, ABC continues to post ratings victories over perennial evening news leader NBC. The AP reports that ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped NBC’s “Nightly News” for…
One of the major cable TV channels has set its sights on attracting viewers who “live somewhere in that messy place between their first kiss and their first kid.” Announcing that it has coined the term “Becomers” to define its…
Streaming was a key topic for network executives including Disney/ABC Television Group President Ben Sherwood during a meeting with the ABC Affiliate Advisory Board, and TVNewsCheck reports that the meeting left the affiliates reassured that the network is including them…
In a meeting Tuesday with the NBC Affiliate Advisory Board, NBC executives kept the focus largely on summer prime time, TVNewsCheck reports. After the meeting, NBC Affiliate Board Chairman Ralph Oakley told the publication: “The primary subject today was talking…
Press release from ABC Family, April 14, 2015: Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family, will announce at its network upfront today in New York that ABC Family is doubling-down on the life stage that has made it a leading voice in…
New shows are on the way that will star “Breaking Bad” alum Bryan Cranston and veteran feature film actor Dennis Quaid — with news of the Quaid project coming just hours after a viral video made the rounds that purportedly…
ABC announced it will bring “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to prime time tonight, Tuesday, April 14, for a special encore airing of last night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Avengers Assembled.” The program was the No. 1 late-night talk show in households…