15,322 Entries
SlingMedia has discovered that, contrary to expectations, one of the primary uses of its Slingbox technology is within the consumer’s home, rather than on the road. Between 35 percent and 45 percent of Slingbox use is in the home, SlingMedia…
Relationships rule again in this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast with “Entourage” creator Doug Ellin, who reassured listeners that the four-strong friends, Turtle and Drama included, would all find a lady written into their script as the show goes on.“It’s…
“Da Vinci” is taking on YouTube.Syndicator Program Partners has entered a strategic relationship with viral video behemoth YouTube. Under terms of the agreement, the distributor will launch the Internet premiere of new episodes of syndicated procedural drama “Da Vinci’s Inquest”…
The two-hour premiere of Fox’s action-drama “Drive” was stuck in the slow lane Sunday night, putting Fox in third place. With a couple of repeat episodes of “The Simpsons” as lead-in, “Drive” averaged a 2.6 rating among adults 18 to…
NBC Universal is returning to the National Association of Broadcasters, ending a seven-year self-imposed exile from the country’s largest broadcaster organization.NBC announced its return today as the NAB began its annual convention in Las Vegas.NAB president-CEO David K. Rehr hailed…
NBC Sports says MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann will join Bob Costas, Chris Collinsworth, Jerome Bettis and Tiki Barber as a co-host of NBC’s “Football Night in America” studio show starting this fall.Mr. Olbermann, who ranks sixth on TelevisionWeek‘s…
The Federal Trade Commission intends to issue compulsory requests for information about food marketing to kids— much of it on TV— to a broad range of food, fast food and beverage marketers as it tries to assess the breadth of…
Regis Philbin plans to return to “Live With Regis and Kelly” on Thursday, April 26. That date is six weeks to the day since he had his heart bypass procedure and it is the first day of the important May…
Remembering ‘Meet’s’ Milestone Moments
Cost of Transition Can Reach $10 Million, But It’s Paying Benefits for Viewers, News Execs