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Discovery Channel has renewed a third season of “Storm Chasers” for the fall, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show, produced by Original Media, has begun filming new episodes in order to track the spring storm season, the trade paper says….
Ad buyers increasingly want to buy time on the shows they like, rather than having to purchase across a TV network’s entire schedule to reach the one or two shows they’re seeking, Advertising Age reports. “I care more about the…
Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente has reversed his ad forecast for television next year, now predicting broadcast ad spending will rise 4%, MediaPost reports. Previously, he had predicted a 1% decline in TV spending next year, the publication says. He…
Rather than having to wait for announcements at this week’s upfront presentations, fans are finding out news about renewals and pick-ups from stars and producers directly on Twitter, Daily Variety reports. For instance, while Fox and studio 20th Century Fox…
Fox will reveal its fall schedule today to advertisers in New York and stability is the watchword, Television Week reports. As usual, the network is taking steps to bolster its line-up before “American Idol” appears in January, USA Today says….
ABC has added new shows to its 2009-10 schedule featuring well-known stars such as Kelsey Grammer, while CBS is adding more dramas to its slate, Daily Variety reports. CBS on Saturday gave the go-ahead to staff the dramas including “The…
“Chuck” has been renewed, Television Week’s TV MoJoe blog reports. NBC signed on for 13 episodes following an Internet campaign by fans to save the program, the Los Angeles Times reports. Still, the show will have to cut costs, which…
NBC is still waiting for ratings hits from co-chairman Ben Silverman, who the network tapped two years ago to bolster the network’s schedule, the New York Times says. Since joining NBC, Silverman has had to cope with the writers’ strike…
“Medium” may move to CBS because the show’s renewal negotiations with NBC have petered out, Television Week’s TVMoJoe reports. NBC and the show’s producer have stalled over the license fee and how many episodes would be ordered, the paper says….