Viewers Discover NBC’s ‘Identity’
NBC’s new game show “Identity” got off to a solid start Monday night, retaining all of its “Deal or No Deal” lead-in to tie for the top show of the night. The 9 p.m. premiere received a 4.4 rating among…
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Comcast, Endemol Seeking User-Generated Pilot
Comcast and Endemol are working together to turn user-generated content into a real television show.The companies on Tuesday launched “Ten Day Take,” a new contest that requires users to submit a program idea to Comcast’s Ziddio user-generated video site. The…
Perrette Ups to President, NBCU Digital Distribution
Jean-Briac (J.B.) Perrette has been promoted to the newly created position of president of NBC Universal Digital Distribution. He’ll be responsible for TV content across platforms including interactive TV, wireless, on-demand, IPTV and other digital platforms. He also will be…
NCTA’s McSlarrow Blasts FCC on Cable Issues
National Cable & Telecommunications Association President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow today used a year-end review of industry issues to take an unusual public swipe at Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin.“I think there is a disconnect between the rhetoric…
Time Warner to Carry NFL Net One Week in N.Y.
The NFL Network accepted Time Warner Cable’s offer to put the NFL Network on its digital basic tier in the New York market for free for one week so that subscribers there can see Rutgers University play in the Texas…
ESPN Buys Interest in Arena Football
ESPN acquired a minority stake in the Arena Football League and will televise a minimum of 26 games per season under a five-year multimedia rights agreement announced Tuesday.AFL programming will appear on 15 ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN on…
Fox Station Group Renews ‘Tyra’
The Tyra Banks franchise just got a little stronger.Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced Monday that the sophomore series has been renewed in a two-year deal, taking it through the 2008-09 broadcast year with the Fox station group in 22…
TBS Orders More ‘Boys’ Episodes
TBS said Monday it ordered nine more episodes of its original comedy “My Boys” from Sony Pictures Television.The show will go back into production after the beginning of the year and the additional episodes are scheduled to premiere in summer…
‘Survivor’ Finale Wins Sunday for CBS
The two-hour finale of “Survivor: Cook Islands” was the lowest-rated final episode in the show’s history, but still managed to win Sunday night for CBS.“Survivor” earned a 5.7 among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research ratings,…
Exec Moves Continue at AOL
AOL has made additional executive changes after announcing last month that former NBC executive Randy Falco would take over as CEO. According to PaidContent, executives heading out the door include Jim Bankoff, executive VP of consumer & publisher services; Joe…