NBC’s Thanksgiving day NFL game — which will mark the first NFL game to be broadcast in prime time on the holiday — is scoring advertising rates near $1 million, reports Adweek. "Every single spot in the game — and…
Despite some projections that Apple would have an all-in-one TV set on the market in time for the holidays, it is looking unlikely, the New York Post reports, citing the poor state of the television set market may as a…
CBS has made the decision to cancel a comedy series, Deadline.com reports. The show, which has been airing since Sept. 24, is “Partners.” The decision comes after the sitcom sank to an all-time low Monday night, with a 1.8 average…
InterMedia Outdoors — which owns The Sportsman Channel and 15 magazines including Guns & Ammo and Petersen’s Hunting — secured $150 million in financing to purchase Outdoor Channel, Deadline.com reports. The deal merges two leading media companies serving gun enthusiasts,…
Paced by a big number for “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS cruised to an easy ratings win Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Big Bang” was the top show of the night with a 5.5 average rating…
A TV executive with no background in hard news is reportedly on the short list to run CNN. The candidate in question is former Dick Clark Productions Chief Mark Shapiro, reports the Los Angeles Times. Shapiro was a top programming…
After a New York Times review that’s being called the worst restaurant review in the paper’s history, popular Food Network host Guy Fieri is firing back. Fieri went on damage control to respond to the brutal review of his Times…
"A legal letter sent on behalf of Mark Thompson, the former director general of the BBC [and the current CEO of The New York Times], raises questions about his assertions that he learned of accusations of sexual abuse against its…
Former News Corp. President Peter Chernin has joined the board of Twitter, as the microblogging site wants to strengthen its relationships with media companies, reports Bloomberg. Chernin sent his first tweet shortly after Twitter announced his appointment, the story notes….
NBC has ordered four more episodes of a freshman comedy, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The show is "Guys with Kids," which airs on Wednesday nights. Created by Jimmy Fallon and Charlie Grandy, the series stars Anthony Anderson,…