NBC Wins Tuesday
NBC won Tuesday in the adults 18 to 49 demo with help from the top-rated show of the night, the 10 p.m. procedural “Law & Order: SVU.” “SVU” scored a 5.6 in the demo, according to Nielsen Media Research. That…
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Disney, Apple Partner to Offer Series Episodes as iTunes Downloads
In a move designed to bolster the company’s strategy to embrace digital technology, The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with Apple Computer to offer episodes of popular ABC and Disney Channel television shows such as…
CBS Gives Full-Season Order to Two Dramas, One Comedy
Besides picking up the comedy “How I Met your Mother” for a full season, CBS has ordered full production orders of the dramas “Ghost Whisperer” and “Criminal Minds.”The Monday night young-adult comedy “Mother” is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television….
‘Alex’ Tops, but Only ‘Tyra’ Grows
Twentieth Television’s new courtroom show “Judge Alex” was the top new syndicated strip in households for the week ended Oct. 2, but in key women demos only Warner Bros.’ talk strip “The Tyra Banks Show” saw growth.“Alex” scored a 2.2…
‘Geraldo’ Reaches 55 Percent Clearance
Twentieth Television has cleared its syndicated strip “Geraldo at Large” in 10 additional markets throughout the U.S. for its Oct. 31 launch.“Geraldo at Large” has been cleared in 55 percent of the country. Among the stations joining the Fox owned-and-operated…
Court Orders FCC to Respond to Disney’s Kids Rules Request
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington late Tuesday ordered the Federal Communications Commission to file a response by Oct. 25 to The Walt Disney Co.’s same-day request that the court force action on long-pending industry petitions urging the FCC…
Media General Posts Lower Profit
Media General, a Richmond, Va.-based owner of newspapers and 26 television stations, announced Tuesday that its third-quarter profit tumbled 38 percent to $9.8 million, hurt by weakness in the company’s publishing and broadcasting divisions.Revenue rose 1.5 percent to $220.8 million.Operating…
Warner Creating Exclusive VOD/PPV Features
In an effort to build its video-on-demand business, Warner Home Video plans to create bonus extras that are exclusive to its on-demand and pay-per-view movies, starting with the December releases of hits “Batman Begins” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”The…
Tony Perkins Leaving ‘GMA’
Tony Perkins is leaving ABC’s “Good Morning America” after seven years to return to his hometown of Washington as weekday weathercaster at Fox-owned WTTG-TV, where Mr. Perkins worked before moving to New York and “GMA.” Mr. Perkins will leave the…
Haugenes Moves to Initiative
Media buying agency Initiative has hired Scott Haugenes, ABC Family Channel senior VP of sales and marketing, to be senior VP and group director for national broadcast. Mr. Haugenes will oversee national TV buying for clients including America Online, Home…