The dispute between Viacom and Time Warner Cable over allowing cable customers to watch Viacom shows over Apple’s iPad and other devices has been settled, reports Bloomberg. "All of Viacom’s programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers…
One network had an especially tough night in the ratings Tuesday, with two shows hitting all-time lows and the network’s average rating in the key demo placing it a distant fourth for prime time — and for a change, it…
TNT and TBS previewed their wide-reaching development slates today, with projects involving everyone from Steven Bochco to Norm MacDonald and Tom Clancy to Matthew McConaughey, Deadline.com reports. TNT’s development lineup includes “two drama projects originally set up at the broadcast…
CBS announced its 2012-13 fall schedule today, including pickups of four new series, CBS News reports. CBS, which presents its upfront pitch later today, also announced that it will end the 2011-12 season as the most-watched TV network for the…
As the broadcast networks unveil their fall schedules this week, it’s becoming clear that ratings weren’t the be-all and end-all this season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Just take a look at Fox, which renewed "Fringe" with only 4.2 million viewers…
Dish Network, responding to criticism from NBC and Fox about the company’s motive for allowing viewers to automatically skip ads, said it has “respect for the networks and for the advertising model,” Bloomberg reports. The comment was part of an…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision took the opportunity during its upfront presentation Tuesday to do some gloating about its ratings gains against struggling NBC, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. Network execs pointed out that the Spanish-language network has beaten NBC…
One cable news channel has been aggressively pitching its original primetime programming to advertisers, including marketing itself under the new tagline “Celebrate the American Dream” and declaring itself to be “the new primetime destination for intelligent entertainment,” TVNewser.com reports. The…
Viacom and the media industry received a bullish signal from renowned investor Warren Buffett, whose investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway added a new position in Viacom during the first quarter while also increasing other media investments, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
NBC came up short with its eagerly anticipated season premiere of “America’s Got Talent,” featuring the high-profile debut of Howard Stern on the show’s judging panel. The two-hour program did come in as one of Monday night’s top shows with…