After losing 61% of its value in 2011, Netflix has reversed that trend, Bloomberg reports. The company’s share prices have gained more than 40% in 2012 so far, according to the story. With a one-day jump of 14% on Monday,…
ABC Family has announced the appointment of a new vice president, ABC Family Communications, Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG). Jori Petersen, formerly in charge of all media relations for ABC Daytime, SOAPNet and ABC Media Productions, has been given the job….
Tim Tebow’s first playoff game as quarterback of the Denver Broncos pulled in a massive viewing audience Sunday and spilled over into prime time, leading CBS to a huge win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The Broncos’ overtime win over…
A cable show that had its season premiere last week came in as the highest-rated telecast on cable this season in the 12-34 demo, New York Magazine’s Vulture blog reports. The show is last week’s fifth-season debut of MTV’s "Jersey…
NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt spoke with candor at the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour about the network’s season so far, noting, "We had a really bad fall," reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Greenblatt spoke…
The Los Angeles Dodgers may end up with a prominent home-town owner, reports the Los Angeles Times. That owner would be the Disney family. The family of the late Roy Disney, who had a net worth of $1.4 billion in…
Fox will create a Saturday night programming block that will square up against NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," reports Bloomberg. The animation block will debut in January 2013, starting at 11 p.m. on Saturdays, said Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, according…
After rumors circulated surrounding the future of one of the key actors on NBC’s “30 Rock,” the network revealed Friday during an appearance before the Television Critics Association that Alec Baldwin is committed to staying with the show, Deadline.com reports….
FX announced that it has acquired rights to televise 19 more movies, completing its acquisition of 2011 releases, B&C reports. Among the titles are "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "We Bought a Zoo,"…
Turner Broadcasting is reorganizing its ad sales division following the departure of longtime Turner exec Linda Yaccarino for NBCUniversal, B&C reports. Joining Turner is veteran Donna Speciale, president of MediaVest USA. Yaccarino left in October to head sales for NBCU’s…