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“American Idol” has generated about $8.2 billion in revenue since it went on the air, Portfolio estimates. The magazine computes the show’s ad revenue, how much money performers have generated through record sales and concert tours, licensing fees and donations…
President Obama has asked the major broadcast networks for up to an hour of primetime next Wednesday for a press conference covering his first 100 days in office, TelevisionWeek reports. The conference would take place during the May sweeps, disrupting…
As if the TV business didn’t have enough to worry about, the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that buying DVDs is a better way to watch shows than subscribing to cable. “Now even the most obscure series are being compiled and…
Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is working on a television version of his film “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” with Fox TV Studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. The hour-long pilot will be written by Mimi Schmir, who will also…
The Los Angeles Times takes a look at Fox’s new series “Glee,” a one-hour musical comedy from Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Nip/Tuck.” Fox will try to build an audience by previewing the show next month after the “American Idol”…
In a new poll, 52% of those responding called television a necessity, the lowest total since 1973, the New York Times reports. Older people above 65 years of age were more likely to think TV is needed, while just 38%…
HBO’s Jada Miranda and Mike Garcia stepped down from their development posts, the Hollywood Reporter says. Miranda, who served as VP of comedy, will stay with HBO as a producer, while Garcia, who served as VP of drama, is leaving…
Screen Actors Guild national executive director David White has tapped The Saylor Company, founded by former Los Angeles Times senior business editor Mark Saylor, to work on a PR campaign to persuade the union’s members to ratify the proposed contract…
According to a new poll, 18% of Republicans join 44% of Democrats in saying that Fox News Channel has been too tough on President Obama, the Associated Press reports. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press also…
ABC renewed a dozen series, including “Ugly Betty,” which has lost nearly 20% of its 18 to 49 year old viewers this season, TelevisionWeek reports. Not renewed yet is the comedy “Samantha Who?” which has struggled when not following “Dancing…