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Cable shows dominated the Nielsen top 10 time-shifted programs for 2009, reports Multichannel News. Syfy’s "Battlestar Galactica" led with nearly 60% extra viewers from DVR watchers. AMC’s "Mad Men" was next with 57.77% additional viewers. The remainder of the top 10 were:…
The top television show when it comes to product placement is NBC’s "The Jay Leno Show," reports Time magazine. The top five shows for product placement in 2009 are as follows: "Leno" (1015 products); "WWE Monday Night Raw" (787); "The…
Reruns of the animinated sitcom “The Goode Family,” first sired on ABC, will make their Comedy Central debut Jan. 6. The series, consisting of 13 episodes, will air on Comedy Central on Wednesday nights at 10:30 p.m. — Allison J. Waldman
Lauren Zalaznick, president of NBC Universal’s Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, is in advanced talks to join MTV, reports Deadline Hollywood. Zalaznick, who now oversees Bravo, Oxygen and iVillage.com, is in talks to become MTV’s entertainment president, overseeing MTV and…
Peter Liguori’s new job as Discovery Communications’ chief operating officer could pay him as much as $4.7 million a year in salary, bonuses and stock grants, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show, Multichannel News reports. According to…
Court documents show that Illinois insurance executive Michael Barrett will plead guilty next week to interstate stalking for making secret nude videos of ESPN’s Erin Andrews and then allegedly posting them on the Internet, the Associated Press reports. "Mr. Barrett…
A spate of high-profile incidents involving reality show participants and wannabes has the shows’ producers rethinking their vetting processes, the Los Angeles Times reports. "It’s clearly something everyone is worried about and is trying to deal with," History’s Nancy Dubuc…
A bill that would protect reporters’ confidential sources in federal court is headed to the full Senate after being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Associated Press reports. The bill had been held up in committee for several months….