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The broadcast networks got a dose of reality earlier this month when the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau reported a milestone: For the first time, household ratings for ad-supported cable had topped 50 percent in prime time for an entire month.Cable networks…
On the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks NBC plans to start the day on a somber note and end on a musical high note. The network will announce this week that it will broadcast “A Concert for…
A number of rookies created ratings fireworks during the Independence Day week despite ratings pre-emptions created by the coverage of Wimbledon and the Los Angeles airport shooting. Such series as “Texas Justice,” “Elimidate” and “The 5th Wheel” merited their own…
TVN Entertainment announced that it will aggregate for its cable partner Comcast the majority of the 750 hours of video-on-demand content the operator plans to introduce to its Philadelphia market this fall. It will mark Comcast’s first major rollout of…
The Insider must be forgiven for all style, logic and informational lapses today, because she is feeling just a tad dehydrated, headachey and otherwise out of it due to a few too many rounds of her personal MSNBC drinking game….
Warning: Nine TVs were destroyed in the making of these promos.Upcoming spots for Twentieth Television’s new series “The Rob Nelson Show,” more than anything had to be eye-catching, with heated competition expected from Dr. Phil and John Walsh this fall….
Workforce magazine, the leading integrated information source for human resource professionals, has been acquired by Crain Communications, publisher of Electronic Media.One of the oldest and largest continuously published periodicals in the country, Workforce, which covers news, trends and analysis in…
Paxson Communications, whose relationship with stake-holder NBC has been fractious since NBC bought Telemundo, has agreed to sell Fresno, Calif., station KPXF-TV to Univision, the dominant Spanish-language network, for $35 million in cash. “This transaction is the first step in…
Fox won 5 awards for its news shows at the 18th annual Television Critics Association Awards held last weekend. “The Bernie Mac Show” won Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Bernie Mac won the Individual Achievement in Comedy award. Fox drama…
HBO garnered 93 nominations-the most of any network-when the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominees were announced last week.Its “Six Feet Under” received the most nods (23 nominations overall), including one for outstanding drama series. HBO was also represented in…