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Sunbeam Television, owners of Fox affiliate WSVN-TV, Miami, sued Nielsen Media Service charging that flawed ratings data costs the station about $12 million a year in advertising revenues, TelevisionWeek reports. Sunbeam says Nielsen violates antitrust laws and overcharges for its…
The New York Times wonders if the producers of “Lost” really know how they’re going to end the series next season. Executive producer Damon Lindelof provides the paper with a cryptic answer. —Jon Lafayette
Jay Leno made a joke about two stories in the Marlton Telegram—one a vote to raise school taxes, another a vote to lower school taxes, and the paper doesn’t think it’s funny. “Two different school districts,” the paper says. “Two…
Mark Burnett Prods. has agreed to sell the format of the Starz comedy “Head Case” in other countries, where each version would feature home-country celebrities, Daily Variety reports. Burnett is talking with broadcasters in Argentina, the U.K. and Colombia about…
The original storyline for AMC’s “Breaking Bad” called for Aaron Paul’s character to meet a violent end at the conclusion of season one, USA Today reports. “I didn’t realize the depth, humor and pathos Aaron could bring,” series creator Vince…
The civil lawsuit filed by former KYW-TV anchor Alycia Lane against former co-anchor Larry Mendte and executives at the station was moved to the Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. She claims she was fired because…
The Disney Channel is hoping “Wizards of Waverly Place” will be the network’s next tween blockbuster, following in the footsteps of “Hannah Montana,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has picked up a third season of the comedy series, which…
CBS-owned WBBM-TV had another round of layoffs Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Among those getting the ax were on-air reporters Bill Zwecker, Joanie Lum and Howard Sudberry, the paper says. Station GM Bruno Cohen tells the Sun-Times the cuts were…
A study from the nonpartisan Center for Media and Public Affairs and Chapman University has found that President Barack Obama has received mostly positive attention from nightly TV newscasts, Media Life reports. In comparison, Presidents Bill Clinton and George W….
BBDO Detroit, the lead ad agency for Chrysler, is one of the automaker’s biggest unsecured creditors with $58 billion owed, the New York Post reports. It’s likely the bulk of the figure is related to unpaid media-buying bills from TV…