CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said he expects the network’s advertising prices to rise by double digits in the next upfront, B&C reports. "I think we’re in that kind of marketplace and we’ve got that kind of ratings story," Moonves…
"An auction of 15 Oscars from Hollywood’s golden era has produced record-breaking receipts of more than $3 million," reports The Guardian. Included in the auction was one of the two Oscars won by the classic movie "Citizen Kane," as well as…
The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks broke through the 13,000 level today, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, and stayed there through the closing bell, something that last happened on May 19, 2008, reports The New York Times. According to…
The nation’s fifth-largest cable provider announced a steep decline in profit for the fourth quarter, Fox Business reports. Profit for Cablevision fell 47%, reflecting the loss of the company’s cable-networks division, including AMC, which was spun off last year. The…
Even with CNN’s ratings getting a bump in February from a Republican presidential debate and the death of pop superstar Whitney Houston, MSNBC topped CNN in the prime-time ratings for February. MSNBC reported that it averaged 988,000 total viewers in…
On-screen personnel changes continue for NBC’s “The Office,” where repercussions are still being felt from the departure of Steve Carell. James Spader, who joined the show as part of the transition from Carell, won’t be back next season, Time reports….
Pop star Justin Bieber is embroiled in a legal beef with the maker of a sound-alike video game that says it has the First Amendment on its side, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bieber’s camp served notice two weeks ago…
A group of workers representing two unions picketed Monday in Burbank, Calif, in a show of support for crew members from the cable series “1000 Ways to Die,” the Los Angeles Times reports in its Company Town blog. The story…
"Rock Center with Brian Williams" is still looking for a niche in the NBC schedule and will be moved for the second time in a month to a new time slot, reports TVNewser.com. "Rock Center" will air Wednesdays at 10…
Updated overnight Nielsen ratings for Sunday night confirm what the metered market returns, reported earlier, hinted at: The Oscars did better this year than last, ABC noted in a press release.. Total viewership averaged 39.3 million for the broadcast, up…