NBC rolled out a new series Wednesday night, and like most of the programming opening this summer, it bowed to less-than-spectacular viewer numbers, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the new dramedy "Camp," starring…
Top executives from major TV sellers opened up about a new trend in the television set marketplace: the arrival of inexpensive 4K UHD television sets from third-tier and second-tier manufacturers. Dealerscope questioned them about whether the trend poses a threat…
NBC won the broadcast ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s overall average, a 2.0 rating in the demo, gave the network a comfortable win on a night when many broadcast…
Conde Nast Entertainment today announced the launch of a new video channel — the company’s fifth digital video network. The new channel focuses on the Vanity Fair brand. "At launch, programming for the channel will include four original series inspired…
One bidder has been eliminated from the competition to buy Hulu after making a lower bid than the other would-be buyers, reports the New York Post. That bidder is Guggenheim Digital Media and private-equity partner KKR, the story says. The…
Global media agency Mindshare, part of GroupM, is making a change in the leadership of its North American operation. The company named Colin Kinsella as CEO for North America, effective July 15. Making the announcement was Mindshare Global CEO Nick…
Monday’s overnight ratings weren’t horrible for the broadcast networks — at least not by recent standards — but the numbers didn’t give anyone much to cheer about, either. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, ABC and CBS…
The new Showtime series "Ray Donovan" scored a first for the cable network. Deadline.com reports that the second episode of the drama series increased its audience from its premiere week — a first for a freshman drama series on the…
Streaming site Hulu has received bids from at least three potential buyers, according to a number of media reports. Most interesting may be how the service might be transformed, depending upon who acquires it. According to Deadline.com: "Conventional wisdom is that…
CBS’s "Big Brother" brought its recent outbreak of racism and homophobia out of the relative obscurity of the live Internet feed and into the glaring spotlight of the prime-time broadcast Sunday night — and got a ratings bump out of…