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‘Dance’ Continues Ratings Revolution

“So You Think You Can Dance” continued to lead Fox to Thursday night victory, while its similarly antagonistically titled lead-in “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” hit a series low. “Dance” had a 4.2 rating among adults 18 to…

Moore Comes Up for Oxygen

Oxygen will air a one-hour special with actress and singer Mandy Moore. “I Am Mandy Moore” will be taped June 22 and will premiere on the women’s cable channel on August 14. The special will combine performance footage with scenes…

NBC Studio’s Lancaster Plans Move to Fox

Laura Lancaster is planning to leave her NBC Universal Television Studio job to take over drama development at Fox Broadcasting Company, sources close to the deal said. Ms. Lancaster would fill the position vacated by Ted Gold, who resigned last…

Revver Shifts Founder, Wells New CEO

Online video site Revver has shifted CEO and Founder Steven Starr to a new role as chairman of the board of directors. Kevin Wells, the company’s chief operating officer, steps in as CEO. He’s been COO since September spearheading day-to-day…

‘House of Payne’ Debut Draws Cable’s Largest Sitcom Audience Ever

The debut of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” on TBS Wednesday drew the biggest sitcom audience in the history of cable. TBS aired two episodes, with ratings 12 percent higher for the second episode than for the first. The second…

Apple iPhone To Advance Mobile Video Adoption, Report Says

The Apple iPhone will drive adoption of mobile video, according to a new report from Emerging Media Dynamics. Though the mobile video market still faces hurdles such as competing technology standards and questions regarding business models, the introduction of the…

Sony Closes HD Player Price Gap

Price on Blu-ray Players to Drop to $499

Fox Reclaims Ratings Lead

Fox reclaimed its top-ranked position last night with their summer reality hit “So You Think You Can Dance” while the second season premiere of ABC’s “American Inventor” got off to a solid start. “Dance” lead the night with a 4.4…

ABC Hits Limits on Web HD

Compression Compromises Quality

Media Agencies Start Sending Upfront Spending Plans

Media agencies have begun sending spending plans to the broadcast television networks, the first step in the upfront negotiations process, sources said. One buyer said that Fox and ABC have received plans from about half the agencies. Fewer agencies are…