It’s apparently supposed to be a best-kept corporate secret, but the cat’s out of the bag now. Quietly working his way up the ranks at CBS News is the grandson of legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, Politico.com reports. Walter Cronkite…
Fox’s much-hyped premiere of “The X Factor” Wednesday night earned solid overnight ratings, but a show that aired opposite it stole the headlines, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “X Factor” also failed to reach the heights of the show it’s most often being…
If you’re a movie lover, and that’s the reason you subscribe to Netflix, there’s even more bad news from the company that seems to love torpedoing itself in recent weeks. Netflix Chief Financial Officer David Wells says that most future content…
"Nielsen Wednesday [Sept. 21, 2011] began informing clients about a major snafu … that generates gross ratings points (GRPs) for the multibillion [dollar] television advertising marketplace," reports Joe Mandese at MediaPost. Mandese continues: "Nielsen said the glitch has been generating incorrect…
A giant cable company plans to introduce a new low-cost service tier in an effort to combat rising rates for sports channels — and it won’t include ESPN, reports Deadline.com. Time Warner Cable’s "TV Essentials" package would cost between $30…
Fox’s "Glee," which launched its third season on Tuesday, may be fading, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show attracted just 8.9 million viewers and lost almost one-third of its 18-49 audience when compared with the second season’s debut, the…
The newest documentary from Ken Burns won’t debut first on PBS but instead will be available to iPad and iPhone users starting Sept. 23, a week before its PBS premiere, reports GigaOM.com. The documentary, “Prohibition,” will then air and be…
In 1992, when the NBC newsmagazine "Dateline" first hit the air, the state-of-the-art in social media was AT&T’s just released video telephone, which one could purchase for $1,499. And, of course, both you and the person you wanted to see while…
Lifetime has made its decision whether to keep Roseanne Barr around for a second season on the nut farm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her reality show "Roseanne’s Nuts" failed to gain much traction with viewers, and the network has…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revealed who will be presenting awards at the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmys, which take place Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. The ceremony is set for Frederick P. Rose Hall in…