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Olbermann’s Numbers Take a Hit in Week 2 of New ‘Countdown’ Show

A week after strong numbers for the premiere week on Current TV, "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" took a ratings tumble in week two, reports Deadline.com. The drop-off was significant, almost 30%, but some of that decline could be due to…

News Networks’ Websites Did Big Business as Casey Anthony Verdict Was Announced–So Who Had the Most Traffic?

Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the Casey Anthony verdict via live streaming on news networks’ websites, reports TVNewser.com. MSNBC.com reported more than 1.25 million live video streams of the verdict, and said it expected between 8 million and…

Cable News Channel Dealing With Withdrawals After ‘Addiction’ to Casey Anthony Trial

After the Casey Anthony verdict came in on Tuesday, one cable news channel must deal with a potential "brutal withdrawal from its addiction to the case," writes Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog, referring to HLN….

Two Popular ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Cast Members in Place for Fall

Two of "Law & Order: SVU’s” most popular assistant district attorneys will be returning to the NBC program this fall, reports TVLine.com. Actresses Stephanie March, who plays Alexandra Cabot on the show, and Diane Neal, who plays Casey Novak, will…

USA Network Orders Cop Show With a Twist

USA Network has ordered 11 episodes of a new cop show, which will begin production in August in New Orleans, reports Deadline.com. The show, "Common Law," is a buddy comedy starring Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as cops on the…

Netflix Shares Hit All-Time High After Expansion Announcement

Netflix’s shares touched an all-time high of $291.23 during trading Tuesday before closing up more than 8% for the day at $289.63, reports the New York Post. The surge came after the company announced plans for an aggressive expansion into…

Michael Keaton on Board With HBO Project

Michael Keaton is on board to executive produce a project that’s in development at HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is based on Carl Hiassen’s novel "Skinny Dip" and will also be executive produced by Michael Oates Palmer…

Twitter’s Value Doubles in Just a Matter of Months

Twitter, the service that lets people send out messages in 140 characters or less, is raising funding that pegs its value in the billions of dollars, reports Bloomberg. The company is in discussions to raise hundreds of millions of dollars…

Hulu CEO Working Without a Contract as Company Seeks Sale

Hulu Chief Executive Jason Kilar has been working without a contract since the end of June as the company seeks a buyer, reports Sharon Waxman at TheWrap.com. "This leaves Hulu in an odd situation — on the auction block, with…

When Is Prime Time for Mobile? Pretty Close to Traditional TV Prime Time

Just as with television, mobile phones also have a prime time, and it has a lot in common with TV viewing patterns, reports Kunur Patel in Advertising Age. Mobile users tend to surf the Web and apps from their phones…