America Playing ‘Crosswords!’
Upcoming game show strip “Let’s Play Crosswords!” has cleared more than 65 percent of the country and has been declared a “firm go” for the fall. The half-hour strip is now set in 30 of the top 40 markets in…
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ABC Taps Brit Duo for ‘Wanna Bet?’
Sketch Pilot Bolsters Unscripted Fare
A Checklist for Networks
TV networks consider a number of issues when deciding whether to build the software capabilities for a new online project or to outsource to a vendor. Albert Cheng, executive VP for digital media at the Disney-ABC Television Group, said the…
Syndication Sells for the Sabbath
‘L&O: SVU’ Sold for Saturday-Sunday Play on Fox Stations
Slam Dunk
CBS’s March Madness, the richest postseason sports event in TV, is the embodiment of multimedia marketing
NCTA Calls FCC to Abandon Cable Limit
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to abandon its limit on the maximum number of households any single provider can reach.As Comcast nears a 30% “horizontal ownership” limit that the FCC has continued to…
ABC Rules Thursday ‘Road’
ABC’s new Thursday drama “October Road” had a strong debut following “Grey’s Anatomy” last night, while NBC’s new premieres gave modest returns. “Road” opened to a 5.8 rating among adults 18 to 49 according to Nielsen, exhibiting the best lead-in…
Emmy Adds New Rules
The Emmy rules receive a face lift this year, which includes the addition of essays, some changes to the voting nomination process and a 5 percent appearance requirement for TV films.Producers submitting episodes must give a short written explanation –…
Cable Chief Takes on FCC, Retransmission
Kyle McSlarrow, president-CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, is accusing FCC chairman Kevin Martin of tilting against cable in several agency proceedings because of cable’s unwillingness to unbundle its channel packages and offer channels a la carte.Mr. McSlarrow…
Scripps Nets Roll Out Series, Specials
At the Scripps Networks upfront presentation to advertisers Wednesday in Manhattan, Food Network talked about turning up the heat after its most-watched year yet; HGTV focused on shows starring cute carpenter Carter Oosterhouse and other experts in the home and…