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Before ABC offers its content on new platforms, certain criteria must be met, Stephen McPherson, ABC entertainment president, said during his network’s executive session at the Television Critics Association press tour.“First of all, it has to be a great consumer…
The hangover of New Year’s Eve had an impact on first-run syndicated strips in a week full of repeats and college football pre-emptions.For the week ended Jan. 8, the top-rated new strip, Twentieth’s “Judge Alex,” dropped 8 percent to a…
By Chuck Ross Yahoo is in discussions with various TV networks and studios about co-financing video content that would be seen on the Internet portal.Saying that Yahoo is not yet prepared to make an announcement about any particular deals, David…
Amazon.com on Thursday said it plans to launch an original weekly series, “Amazon Fishbowl With Bill Maher.” The show will premiere June 1 and appear on the online bookseller’s Web page live on Thursday nights. The program is sponsored by…
Despite running a “CSI” repeat at 8 p.m. (ET) and challenges from high-profile original programming on other networks, CBS was No. 1 Thursday night in adults 18 to 49.An original “CSI” at 9 p.m. was the highest-rated program for the…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Friday said he hoped to launch a review of the agency’s media ownership rules this year-if he can forge a consensus among the commissioners on how to proceed. During an impromptu briefing with…
NBC’s prime-time troubles continued to weigh on NBC Universal’s overall results in the 2005 fourth quarter, as strength at the media company’s film and cable operations failed to offset ratings challenges at the network.NBCU’s segment profit fell 7 percent to…
“American Idol” is coming to syndication in fall 2006, with Tribune Entertainment, FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment tweaking the first season of the Fox network reality hit as a one-hour weekly off-network series. Called “American Idol Rewind,” the syndicated…
Showtime announced it has greenlighted four new series at the Television Critics Association press tour Thursday, including a sketch comedy show starring Damon Wayans. Described as “‘In Living Color’ on steroids,’” “Damon Wayans’ The Underground” is a 10-episode half-hour series…
NBC’s “The Book of Daniel” has taken another pre-emptive hit from a Nexstar Broadcasting-owned affiliate refusing to carry the midseason series about a pill-popping priest (Aidan Quinn) whose Episcopal flock includes a surfeit of black sheep. The show, which debuted…