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Nat Geo Airs Tragic Green Beret Special
Doing a show about the Green Berets turned out to be dangerous for a television crew from the National Geographic Channel. National Geographic Channel was following a special forces team in Afghanistan in October for “Inside the Green Berets” when…
Groups Challenge Murdoch License Renewals
Rupert Murdoch’s ownership of the New York Post should bar his continuing ownership of New York TV stations WWOR-TV and WNYW-TV, according to the United Church of Christ and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. They are asking the Federal Communications Commission to…
Exclusive Podcast: ‘Idol’ Producer Says Tonight’s Episode is Far From Shocking
After raising almost $70 million (and counting) in last week’s fund-raising event, “American Idol” is back to the chopping block, playing catch-up with two eliminations. In this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said the results are far…
Hallmark Renews Distribution Agreement with NCTC
Hallmark Channel today signed a multi-year renewal of its distribution agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative. Going into this year, most of Hallmark’s carriage agreements were due to expire and the channel needed to renew those deals and increase…
SoapNet Dresses Up ‘Diaries’
SoapNet has greenlit production of reality series “The Fashionista Diaries.” Production of 10 one-hour episodes is set to begin this month for a July premiere. The show is from Walt Disney’s Buena Vista Productions in association with Go Go Lucky…
Dingell Backs Return of Fairness Doctrine
The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., offered a new call to revive the Federal Communication Commission’s fairness doctrine, which required broadcasters to offer competing viewpoints in a balanced manner when presenting controversial…
Comcast Enters HD Quality Dispute
Longtime Fan Gripe Becomes Marketing Focal Point
Fox Tops Tuesday With ‘Idol,’ ‘House’
On the first Tuesday of the May sweeps, Fox was the victor thanks to “American Idol” and “House.” “Idol” scored a 9.7 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsens, while “House” retained 92 percent of its “Idol”…