Fox has a lot riding on the Sept. 26, 2011 rollout of a show with what appears to be a can’t-miss formula: the combination of Steven Spielberg and dinosaurs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is the pricey, high-concept…
In a first for a live Fox reality show, the network is making “The X Factor” available on VOD through major cable operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications, Multichannel News reports. The VOD launch started Sept. 22, after…
Even though the new fall television season has just started, it’s possible to get a sense of which shows are on the cancellation track and which ones will survive, writes Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. On the…
A new study spotlights an increasing threat to the already tough TV station business, Deadline.com reports. The study by Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Internet & American Life Project says local newscasts are at…
Turner Broadcasting is trying to sell "Conan" with a new pitch, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. That approach is "forget the TV ratings, look at his online popularity," Steinberg writes. It’s the natural response to the weakened ratings and…
One network broadcast dominated Sunday night’s ratings, according to early figures, racking up the best numbers of any show so far in fall 2011’s premiere week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The big show was NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” which…
Amazon has inked a deal with Twentieth Century Fox that will enable the online giant to stream Fox feature films and television shows for customers in the Amazon Prime program, the AP reports. The deal will bring Amazon’s total instant…
After a series of marketing and branding missteps, Netflix has lost almost $9 billion in market value, making it a more reasonably priced takeover target for companies such as Amazon or Google, reports Bloomberg. Netflix is now 57% cheaper than…
The giddy spree that was fall 2011 premiere week winds down this weekend, although some might say it already has. TVLine.com offers its roundup of the highlights, including just one new show Friday night: CBS’s “A Gifted Man.” Plenty of…
CBS’s season-opening double shot of “The Big Bang Theory” got the Tiffany Network off to a strong start last night, but in the end it was a little too much “X Factor” as Fox scored its first win ever for…