Baltimore Market in for Some Change
With Nielsen bringing in people meters and Jay Leno moving to prime time, Baltimore’s TV stations might see some change after years of stability, the Baltimore Sun says. —Jon Lafayette
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Conan Getting Ready
The New York Times magazine takes a look at new “Tonight” Show host Conan O’Brien, who was promised the 11:30 time slot five years ago. “In 2004, 2009 sounded absurdly far away,” Mr. O’Brien tells the Times. Now the biggest…
Zucker’s Boss Thinks Leno Bet Will Pay Off
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt told a conference in Florida that “the early sign is that we’re going to be able to get good advertising support” for Jay Leno’s new prime time show, Dow Jones reports. The move, by NBC…
Dolans Aren’t Planning to Go Private
Cablevision founder Charles Dolan told shareholders at the cable company’s annual meeting that his family wasn’t panning another going-private bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. He said the company is still considering a spin off of its Madison Square Garden…
Schedules Shaped by Budget Battles
The schedules announced this week during the broadcast networks’ upfront presentations were largely shaped by cost-cutting, Daily Variety reports. That led to the cancellation of ABC’s “Samantha Who?” after the show couldn’t trim $500,000 per episode, while “Medium” switched to…
TV Season Closes With 16% Decline
The top television networks closed their 2008-09 season on Wednesday with a 16% decline in ratings from a year earlier, the Hollywood Reporter says. Fox won the season in adults age 18 to 49 with an average of 9.8 million…
Hulu To Stream Matthews Concert
Web video site Hulu.com plans to add a live concert to its mix of TV series and movies, the New York Times says. A Dave Matthews Band appearance Monday will be streamed on the site, owned by News Corp., NBC…
ABC Picks Up Animated ‘Prep’ Special
ABC has bought the animated holiday special “Prep and Landing,” about a pair of elves who are part of an elite unit that prepares houses for Santa, Daily Variety reports. It’s the broadcaster’s first program from Walt Disney Animation Studios,…
SAG, AFTRA Endorse Ad Contracts
Members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ratified their new contracts covering commercials with the advertising industry, the Hollywood Reporter says. Almost 94% of those who voted approved the agreements, which will…
‘Face the Nation’ to Get New Look
“Face the Nation” on CBS will receive a new look on Sunday, with updated graphics and a new take on the show’s theme music, the New York Post reports. “The new look is contemporary and bold and it helps the…