Logo

Business

Time Warner Cable in Talks to Add Al Jazeera America to Lineup

Time Warner Cable is in negotiations to carry Al Jazeera America, after the network dropped Current TV following its January sale to the Qatar-based network, reports The Huffington Post. When Time Warner dropped Current TV, it said it would keep…

Senators Weigh In on Time Warner Cable-CBS Dispute

Lawmakers from one of the states most affected by Time Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS-owned stations and cable channels weighed in Monday on the dispute between the two companies. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D- Calif.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asked the…

Record-Breaking Return for Cable Series

A cable drama series had a big night Sunday, setting viewership records as it returned to television for what is billed as its final run. Deadline.com reports that AMC’s "Breaking Bad" bowed to 5.9 million total viewers, an all-time series…

Not Much to Cheer About for the Broadcast Nets in Sunday Prime Time; ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Teen Choice Awards’ Lose Ground

Sunday night’s prime-time ratings on the broadcast networks were lackluster at best, with each of the Big 4 networks breaking out a mix of fresh and repeat programming and viewer numbers generally down, based on Nielsen overnights for the key…

Controversial NBC Project on Hillary Clinton May Be Produced by Fox

Fox Television Studios, a sister company of Fox News, is in discussions with NBC about producing its miniseries about Hillary Clinton, which has been a target of a threatened boycott by the Republican National Committee, Deadline.com reports. The talks are…

Customers Sue Time Warner Cable Over Loss of Local Broadcast Channel in Retrans Dispute

A group of Time Warner Cable customers filed suit against the company over its dropping of a local broadcast channel from its lineup, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The channel is Milwaukee NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), and the move…

CBS Puts Numbers to Ratings Impact From Time Warner Cable Blackout

CBS talked about the financial impact and ratings impact of the Time Warner Cable blackout, which has cut access to the broadcast network for many customers in major markets. According to CBS, the impact has been minimal. The network says…

Drama Development Off to a Slow Start

The marketplace for network dramas has been "very sluggish" so far this development season, aside from a bidding frenzy over the sci-fi project "Extant," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I hear there is a sense of quiet panic at some…

‘Big Brother’ Matches Its Season High, Carries CBS to Ratings Win

CBS’s "Big Brother" equaled its high for the season Thursday night, lifting CBS to a nightly win in the broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the reality show delivered a 2.5 average…

Former Model Settles Lawsuit Over ‘Mad Men’ Title Sequence

A lawsuit over the title sequence to AMC’s hit drama series "Mad Men" has been settled. The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. reports that model Gita Hall May settled her suit against Lionsgate Entertainment over briefly showing her during the show’s…