As a number of syndicated talk shows jockey for distribution in daytime, at least one show seems to be gaining momentum. NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced that it hit a milestone with “Steve Harvey,” selling it in more than 80%…
An Oscar- and Emmy-winning producer whose career highlights included “Easy Rider,” “Five Easy Pieces” and “The Last Picture Show” has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bert Schneider, who also won an Emmy as a producer on the TV show…
Television ads that jar viewers with a sudden jump in volume have been banned by the Federal Communications Commission, reports the New York Post. Viewers will have to wait a while to hear a difference, however. The rules won’t go…
FX will bring back a comedy series for another season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The channel has renewed “The League” for a fourth season. The network ordered 13 episodes of the fantasy football comedy, the…
A battle is raging over the TLC reality show “All-American Muslims” after Lowe’s Home Improvement pulled its ads from the show in response to pressure from a conservative Christian group, as previously reported. ABC News reports that the Christian group,…
The reboot of NBC’s "Fear Factor" got off to a good start in the Monday night Nielsen ratings, helping to lift the Peacock Network from its recent doldrums, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The two-hour premiere of the resurrected reality competition scored a…
The season finale of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” which premiered Sunday, set a ratings mark for the pay-cable network, EW.com reports. The drama pulled in its biggest audience of the season. The 9 p.m. airing had 3 million viewers, and another…
A music mogul has bought advertising time on TLC’s "All-American Muslim" following a decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement to pull its ads from the reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons personally bought time on the…
Verizon Communications is "very serious" about making an offer to purchase Netflix, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing an investment banker. Porter Bibb, managing partner at Mediatech Capital, said he’s "hearing rumblings from inside Verizon that they are very…
Bright House Media Strategies announced today that it has signed deals with Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast Spotlight and Viamedia/Knology that will help regional and national spot television advertisers place ads in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. Bright House Media Strategies is…