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NBC entertainment chief Ben Silverman hasn’t met expectations of a network turnaround 16 months into his tenure, as NBC’s ratings are down 14% from a year ago, Forbes says. While Mr. Silverman has been adept at cutting costs for the…
An attack earlier this week on Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly was likely random and not a result of stalking or targeting, the Associated Press reports, citing local police. KATV’s Pressly, 26, suffered life-threatening injuries, including severe head trauma,…
About 40% of basic and digital cable subscribers are highly satisfied with their service, less than the 50%-plus of satellite subscribers and the approximately 60% of telecommunications-based TV service subscribers, Parks Associates says. While cable satisfaction levels rise with video-on-demand…
BBC1 is planning to develop a Marvel Comics-inspired superhero series slated for a prime-time Saturday time slot, U.K.-based the Stage reports. The series, called “Superpower,” is being written by “Doctor Who” director Joe Ahearne and will feature episodes with stand-alone…
TBS had last week’s best ratings among basic-cable networks because of its coverage of baseball’s American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, Multichannel News reports. Game 7 of the ALCS attracted more than 13.4…
The FCC is expected to weigh in on the battle between tech companies like Google and broadcasters over soon-to-be unused airwaves in a report due out as early as today, Reuters reports. The FCC report will consider the feasibility of…
A report out from Leichtman Research found that 34% of U.S. households with at least one TV could lose their signal next year when the country moves to digital TV, TV Predictions reports. Leichtman found that 14% of TV households…
ABC is refusing to run an ad from Al Gore’s We Campaign that attacks oil companies for spending hundreds of millions lobbying and advertising to block clean energy, Advertising Age reports. The We Campaign asked ABC to run its “Repower…
Twentieth Century Fox Television is in development on a spec script about a small town female mayor in the wake of Sarah Palin’s VP bid, the New York Post reports. The series, tentatively titled “Cadillac Ranch,” has “Hairspray” director Adam…
NBC ordered four more scripts of the new “Knight Rider,” Variety reports. The first three episodes of the updated 1980s talking car drama have performed o.k. in the ratings for its Wednesday 8 p.m. time slot, but the show is…