Oprah Winfrey’s cable channel is in business with media mogul Tyler Perry, who has signed an exclusive multiyear deal with OWN, Deadline.com reports. “Under the pact, he will executive produce, write and direct two new scripted series for a mid-2013…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a wide-reaching plan designed to repurpose the public airwaves now used for broadcast television. The New York Times reports that the panel unanimously approved a preliminary proposal to reclaim spectrum from broadcasters and sell…
NBC’s broadcast Sunday night of a big NFL showdown between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles gave the Peacock Network an easy ratings win, according to Nielsen overnight figures. It also poured cold water on a night of season…
When Roger Ebert implores movie lovers to do something, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross does it. And he thinks you should too. This Thursday may be your last chance for us to listen to what Roger says — please…
Nielsen is introducing a new measurement service today that it hopes will be a game changer. Advertising Age reports that the company’s Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings will measure the number of viewers who saw a campaign on TV, the number who…
TNT has ordered a third season of a dramedy series that has been performing well for the cable network. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the channel ordered more “Franklin & Bash." The legal show from Emmy winner Kevin Falls returned…
Thursday night, Sept. 27, included two closely watched drama premieres. CBS’s “Elementary,” airing at 10 p.m., won the time slot with a 3.1 average in the 18-49 demo. ABC’s highly promoted drama featuring the crew of a nuclear submarine, “Last Resort,” debuting in…
In a letter posted on Apple’s website and addressed to its customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for the new Apple Maps that comes with the new operating system for the iPhone, and even goes so far as to suggest that iPhone users use Google…
"Today" co-host Matt Lauer reportedly was the driving force behind an interview between the show’s producer, Jim Bell, and the New York Times’ Bill Carter, which included Bell’s defense of Lauer, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The interview,…
The Federal Communications Commission is rethinking its enforcement of complaints about broadcast indecency and is scaling way back on the number of complaints it will pursue, TheWrap.com reports. “Chairman Julius Genachowski has ordered agency staffers to refocus enforcement efforts to…