With broadcast networks loosening their rules and accepting hard liquor ads, liquor brands have been on a veritable stampede to get into TV advertising, reports Advertising Age. "We felt that it was important to speak to our core consumer [21-…
In a close race among the top studios, one studio has claimed the No. 1 spot in orders for the 2012-13 television season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With orders to all five broadcast networks, Warner Bros. TV led the…
Amid an inquiry into his credentials, Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday, leaving the struggling Internet company just four months after joining, reports The New York Times. Thompson will be replaced on an interim basis by Yahoo global…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told Bloomberg News he will buy shares in Facebook’s initial stock offering no matter what the price. “I don’t care what the opening price is," Wozniak said. He described founder Mark Zuckerberg as a "real acute"…
Several broadcast networks squeezed in programming announcements Friday afternoon ahead of the upfronts, including series pickups as well as series renewals and cancellations. This matieral has been culled from various articles posted by our friends at Deadline.com. Among the headlines,…
NBC has resolved much of the mystery surrounding the fates of a number of its shows, announcing renewals today for several series, E! News reports. The network will bring back “Parks and Recreation,” “Whitney” and “Up All Night,” the story…
Two NBC comedy series had their lowest-rated finales ever Thursday night, as the trend on most of the broadcast networks was down, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. According to Nielsen overnights, NBC’s “The Office” scored a modest 2.2 average rating in the key…
NBC gave a last-minute series order to a comedy pilot centered on a popular comedian, Deadline.com reports. The project is “Next Caller,” which stars Dane Cook. The show, a single-camera comedy, was picked up for six episodes, the story says….
CBS has filed a lawsuit against ABC, making good on a threat it made earlier this week. CBS wants to put the brakes on a new reality show in the works at ABC that CBS thinks is too much like…
Ten series have been renewed by ABC for the 2012-13 broadcast season, including the hit comedy “Modern Family” and freshman shows "Once Upon a Time" and "Revenge," B&C reports. Another first-year show earning a renewal is "Suburgatory," the story says….