One broadcast network dominated the ratings with its New Year’s Eve programming, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The network is ABC, which celebrated with "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve" delivering the network’s best year-end prime-time ratings since…
"Though Apple already dominates the tablet market, the company could ward off growing competition and increase its sales even further by selling the iPad 2 for as low as $299, one analysis has projected, reports the Apple Insider.. According to…
A familiar television service is mapping out a new strategy, built in part on the recent success of one of its shows, The New York Times reports. With the success of the British period drama "Downton Abbey," PBS is hoping…
Some Super Bowl advertisers are considering longer-form commercials during this year’s game, hoping to bring back the type of epic ads epitomized by the "1984" Apple spot, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Nevertheless, only Volkswagen has announced plans to…
Time Warner Cable customers are at risk of losing access to New York Knicks and Rangers games as the cable operator continues a dispute with Madison Square Garden, reports Bloomberg. The current agreement expires at 12 a.m. on Jan. 1,…
MTV is pushing its upfront to later in 2012, made more confident by improved ratings, reports former TVWeeker and our good friend Jon Lafayette in B&C. The network will host its upfront presentation in April, instead of February, when it had been…
Movie ticket sales in 2011 fell far short of 2010, according to media reports, and now veteran movie critic Roger Ebert is sounding off with his top theories on why it happened. According to some reports, the movie audience in…
Fox News Channel, which continues to dominate the cable news ratings, has something to be concerned about in the year-end ratings, the Associated Press reports. Fox was the only cable news network to finish the year with a loss of…
With the numbers for 2011 just about final, some changes have crept into the annual cable rankings, Deadline.com reports. No change at No. 1, where USA finds itself for the sixth year in a row. The continued strength of the…
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney outlined measures he wants to impose on PBS, saying he wants to end government subsidization of the service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Big Bird is going to have advertisements," the candidate told Iowa supporters…