AOL touted its digital content at its "newfront" Tuesday, hoping to convince television buyers to buy time on the online service, reports Advertising Age. Two of the series are scripted, suggesting that "AOL is serious about investing in original content…
USA Network has named a new executive vice president of original scripted programming, promoting head of scripted development Bill McGoldrick to the position, reports Deadline.com. With his promotion, McGoldrick will continue to oversee USA’s development of drama and comedy series,…
Even with much of its lineup sagging in the ratings, NBC has one upcoming broadcast that it thinks is worth top dollar from advertisers. Advertising Age reports that the network will ask almost $1 million for a 30-second spot in…
The Kardashian family has put the finishing touches on a deal with E! that, among other things, will keep the family’s flagship show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” on the cable channel for another three years, Deadline.com reports. The story…
On a night when CBS aired all repeats, NBC got a steady performance from “The Voice” to coast to an easy win for the night in the key 18-49 demo while ABC cashed in on “Dancing with the Stars” for…
HBO has renewed a weekly show for two more seasons, bringing it back for seasons 11 and 12 and ensuring it will stay on the air at least until 2014, TheWrap.com reports. The show is "Real Time with Bill Maher,"…
The critically acclaimed Julia Louis-Dreyfus series “Veep” premiered Sunday night on HBO, improving the viewer numbers for its 10 p.m. slot — but only a little, Deadline.com reports. “Veep” drew 1.4 million viewers for the premiere telecast, up 8% from…
British period drama is enjoying a renaissance on television, but it hasn’t translated to success for the series that some observers credit with starting it all. The BBC has decided not to order another season of "Upstairs, Downstairs," which originally…
"American Idol" will feature Ryan Seacrest as its host for at least two more years, as the singing competition signed him to a new deal paying him $15 million per year for two additional years, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
ABC’s evening news broadcast is closing the gap substantially on perennial leader NBC, according to the latest figures from Nielsen Media Research. “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.12 million total viewers and a 1.6 average rating/6 share in…