The Oprah Winfrey-owned OWN cable network announced its second consecutive quarter of ratings growth, with the second quarter of 2012 posting double-digit increases in prime time and total day. Additionally, the network saw improved numbers for part two of Winfrey’s…
The 24-hour 3D channel on DirecTV — n3D — is reducing its hours of operation, reports the AP. Due to a shortage of 3D content, DirecTV has already begun reducing the hours; the first cutbacks went into effect June 1….
A new report says there’s one thing hanging up host Ann Curry’s exit from NBC’s “Today” show, while her successor appears to be locked in. The hangup, not surprisingly, is money, TMZ.com reports. Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie has reportedly already made…
The numbers are in for the premiere of HBO’s high-profile new series "The Newsroom." So what’s the headline — is it a hit or a miss? As it turns out, the Jeff Daniels-led series came in somewhere in the middle,…
An original cast member on CBS’s “Criminal Minds” has signed a two-year deal to remain on the procedural, reports Deadline.com. Matthew Gray Gubler’s salary has been increased to more than $100,000 per episode, the story notes. Gubler and co-star Paget…
Tennis Channel may find itself on the block by year-end if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to give the network another 16 million households, reports the New York Post. A decision is pending at the FCC, which requested a stay…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross talks about the evolution of the TV Station Summit — and what lessons we can learn from its development. Please click here to read.
The Daytime Emmys’ move from broadcast to cable produced what many observers would consider a predictable result: The audience got smaller. The 39th Daytime Emmy Awards drew 912,000 viewers on HLN on Saturday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It…
The entertainment unit of News Corp., which includes its Fox movie studio and television networks, may split off from its newspaper division, The New York Times’ Dealbook reports. The publishing business would be separated from the company’s most profitable businesses,…
Facebook, which has come under fire for a lack of diversity on its board, named Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg as its first female board member, reports Bloomberg. Facebook has been looking to add directors to make its board more…