A new cable news channel is in the works and is the topic of advanced discussions taking place involving media heavyweight The Walt Disney Co. and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The channel would…
Two major media companies are joining forces to take on Netflix in the video-streaming space, Bloomberg reports. Verizon and Coinstar have formed a joint venture, 65% owned by Verizon and 35% owned by Coinstar, the story says. The service would…
Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI on NBC set a record for U.S. television viewing, according to Nielsen’s fast nationals, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The game was watched by 111.3 million viewers, eclipsing Fox’s telecast of last year’s Super Bowl, which came…
CNN has announced the appointment of a new national political correspondent. Effective immediately the cable network has promoted Jim Acosta to the post. Sam Feist, CNN Washington bureau chief and SVP, made the announcement. In a statement, Feist said: "Jim…
In an incident that is being compared to the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” by Janet Jackson at the 2004 Super Bowl, NBC and the NFL have apologized for a performance by a singer during Sunday’s halftime show for Super Bowl XLVI,…
Comedian Will Ferrell starred in a Super Bowl ad that most viewers never saw, because it only aired in Nebraska, according to New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The spot is the latest of what the article calls "beautifully bizarre" ads…
Amid off-season turmoil on Fox’s "X Factor,” one judge is locked in for next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Epic Records chief L.A. Reid, whom audiences appeared to embrace, signed his option contract Friday to return to the show,…
FX appears to be as big a fan of one of its dramas as the critics are. The network has already announced it’s bringing back the critically acclaimed “Sons of Anarchy” for a fifth season, and now it has picked…
NBC is moving a ratings-challenged show from its prime real estate on the schedule to a low-rent neighborhood. Deadline.com reports that the legal drama “The Firm” is shifting, effective immediately, from its Thursday night 10 p.m. slot to Saturdays at…
Fox’s once untouchable ratings powerhouse “American Idol” continues to show signs of vulnerability. The singing competition was beaten in the Thursday night ratings by CBS’s hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” for the third week in a row, TVbytheNumbers.com reports….