One night of the week is becoming the island of hope for niche TV shows. With the top broadcast networks moving little-watched shows to Fridays, the evening is becoming a testing ground for niche programs to see whether they can…
The major broadcasters and Dish Network are trading lawsuits over Dish’s "Auto Hop" feature, which allows viewers to skip over commercials taped through its "Hopper" digital video recorder, reports Reuters. Many in the industry are suggesting that the technology threatens…
"Sesame Street" producer Sesame Workshop has announced job cuts, Deadline.com reports. The company laid off about a dozen employees, with most of the cuts in its digital media department, the story says. The cuts were at its New York offices…
The 2011-12 television season officially wrapped up Wednesday night, with CBS continuing its strategy of airing repeat programming and Fox coasting to an easy win for the night behind the “American Idol” finale, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. According to Nielsen overnights, the…
One of the top program hosts in cable news has signed a new multiyear deal to remain with his network, Entertainment Weekly reports. The deal will keep Sean Hannity at Fox News for the foreseeable future, the story reports. As…
One broadcast network ended the 2011-12 season with a number of network records, including more nights at No. 1 in the key 18-49 demo than ever before. The network is the Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. Univision Communications reported that its flagship…
With the end of the 2011-12 television season Wednesday night, the numbers are coming in for the season as a whole. CBS emerged — for the ninth time in 10 years — as the most-watched network, The Washington Post reports….
ABC has shot back in the legal battle with CBS over its "Big Brother"-like reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. CBS sued ABC and several producers earlier this month, as previously reported, claiming copyright and trade secret…
A surge in sales from a year ago is forecast for May for a market segment that is one of television’s most important advertisers: automotive. Automotive News, citing a Reuters story, reports that U.S. new car sales will rise nearly…
Retail investors who bought shares in Facebook’s initial public offering have lost at least $630 million, based on the stock’s closing price yesterday, reports Bloomberg. “It’s disheartening to know that things get over-hyped,” said Ryan Cefalu, who bought shares valued…