Bravo Media announced today the launch of an innovative advertising program that enables viewers to interact with live on-air content. “Play Live” debuts tonight in connection with the airing of “Watch What Happens Live” at 11 p.m. ET/PT, with other…
Fox Sports is nearing a deal to pay $6 billion to $7 billion over 25 years for exclusive television rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports Nikki Finke at Deadline.com. The deal would put the team on Fox’s regional sports…
TVWeek will have a special publishing schedule over the holiday weekend, starting today, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. We are publishing our morning TVBizWire e-newsletter today and the Daily Viral Video but will not publish the afternoon E-Daily newsletter. We’re taking…
Syndicated talk shows are having a strong November sweeps period, according to national syndication ratings for the week ending Nov. 11, which were released today. The date marks approximately the midway point in the sweeps period. Because of Hurricane Sandy,…
NBC announced that its prime-time lineup has delivered the network’s first November sweeps win since 2003 in the key demo of adults 18-49. The network went from No. 4 in sweeps a year ago to No. 1 this year, based…
News Corp. announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with Yankee Global Enterprises to acquire a 49% stake in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES). The YES Network also announced a deal that will keep New York Yankees…
Lionsgate is close to a sale of TVGuide.com, with the site expected to go for a figure in the neighborhood of $20 million to $25 million, reports Deadline.com. Meanwhile, Variety reports that the company is working on rebranding its TV…
Sports programming costs are out of control, Liberty Media Chairman John Malone tells the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "We’ve got runaway sports rights, runaway sports salaries and what is essentially a high tax on a lot of households…
Disney is shuttering its Disney Movies Online service after the site failed to catch on with consumers, reports the Los Angeles Times. The site allowed consumers to buy or rent digital versions of Disney and Pixar movies to view on…
In what The New York Times calls a "last-ditch effort to avoid winding down Hostess," the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread agreed to mediation with one of its biggest unions at the behest of a bankruptcy judge. Hostess and…