Advertisers have shifted their strategy in recent years from keeping their Super Bowl commercials top secret to releasing them ahead of the game to help generate interest. As we reported previously, one of the most buzzed-about spots has been Matthew…
NBC News has announced the creation of a new investigative unit to be headed by Jeff Rossen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Today” executive producer Jim Bell made the announcement. The new unit will be called "Rossen Reports," and in…
The “Spartacus” drama franchise is back in business at premium channel Starz, with a solid opening weekend for the reconfigured series, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. "Spartacus: Vengeance," with newcomer Liam McIntyre now in the title role, pulled in 2.7…
Super Bowl ads are going for significantly more this year than they did a year ago. The NFL championship game, which airs this Sunday on NBC, features a high-profile rematch between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Advertisers…
Ryan Seacrest’s new television company has attracted radio conglomerate Clear Channel as an investor, reports The New York Times. Clear Channel will take a minority stake in Ryan Seacrest Productions, the story reports. Clear Channel recently renamed itself Clear Channel…
ABC has ordered a pilot that will mark the first TV project for Natalie Portman as a producer, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The drama project is based on the 1978 novel "Scruples" by Judith Krantz, with Portman and Krantz’s…
In a sign that YouTube is serious about its move into original programming, the website has brought a cable veteran on board to help create a new channel, The New York Times reports. Bruce Seidel, who ran food-related programming at…
USA is breaking with its tradition of lighter programming such as “Psych” and “Burn Notice,” giving the green light to a new miniseries about the lives of a former first family, TVLine reports. The new show, “Political Animals,” comes from…
Speculation that a new syndicated daytime talk show from NBCUniversal is in trouble appears to be off the mark, TVNewsCheck reports. “Trisha,” starring British personality Trisha Goddard, has reportedly been sold in 75% of the market for a fall 2012…
Marc Graboff, who until recently worked as NBC’s president of West Coast business operations, testified Friday that he warned his network bosses that NBC was paying too much for the Golden Globes, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog….