Netflix subscribers watch 11% fewer minutes of television each day than people who don’t subscribe to the streaming service, reports Multichannel News, citing a report from Nielsen. Netflix users watched an average of 246 minutes of TV per day in…
Aside from NBC’s improving fortunes, the broadcast networks aren’t having a great start to the 2012-13 television season, reports MediaLife. All the other broadcasters are down in the ratings from last year, and the combined top five networks have seen…
Former CIA Director David Petraeus, who stepped down from his job as news broke of an extramarital affair, is featured in a starring role in the latest version of "Call of Duty," an Activision game that released its latest update…
Rance Crain, president, Crain Communications Inc. and editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and TelevisionWeek.com, has been named to the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Fame. Crain founded a number of publications, including Electronic…
A show that has been helping NBC undergo a ratings turnaround this season hit an all-time low in the ratings Monday night, based on Nielsen overnight figures. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the freshman drama series “Revolution” fell to a series-low 2.6…
Ben Grossman has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Broadcasting & Cable to head up global operations for Twitter Media, B&C reports. The publication promoted our good friend Melissa Grego, a former editor here at TVWeek, to editor-in-chief. Grego has been…
On the same day that ABC ordered a full season of freshman drama "Nashville," as previously reported, the network has also committed to more Friday night comedy, reports Deadline.com. ABC ordered three additional scripts each of Reba McEntire’s new sitcom…
In an executive shakeup, NBC is replacing the exec who has overseen the morning show "Today" since 2005, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. Jim Bell will be replaced by Alexandra Wallace, a senior vice president at NBC News,…
A petition accusing "Apprentice" star Donald Trump of sexism and a "racially charged" campaign against President Barack Obama, and asking Macy’s department store to stop carrying Trump brand products, has attracted nearly 450,000 signatures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
NBCUniversal is cutting its workforce in a round of year-end cost cutting, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company is laying off about 500 employees, or about 1.5% of its employees, the story reports. The cuts will be spread throughout…