On the heels of successful series such as MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” another cable network has unveiled plans for a New Jersey-based reality series. The Food Network is tapping into the craze with a…
Stations in the Fox Television Stations group will test a TV program this summer based on clips from four radio programs around the country, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. “Dish Nation” is being billed as an “entertainment…
CBS wound up its upfront ad market with about 80% of its inventory sold and price increases significantly higher than those the other networks have been getting, Advertising Age reports. The network obtained ad commitments estimated to be between $2.5…
ABC has completed its upfront sales effort, securing an increase in ad commitments over last year’s upfront along with solid increases in prices, Advertising Age reports. The network pulled in an estimated $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion in commitments, up…
The former showrunner and writer of “Lost” has signed a seven-figure deal with Disney to write and produce a major science-fiction project, Deadline.com reports. Other than the working title, “1952,” the principals are being secretive about details concerning the large-scale…
With CBS in repeats and ABC airing almost all repeats–the exception being a low-rated special edition of “20/20” at 10 p.m.–Fox and NBC went head-to-head with their Wednesday night reality lineups … and ended up in a tie. TVbytheNumbers.com reported…
The former head of Lifetme TV’s development department has a new television job reports Deadline.com. JoAnn Alfano has been hired by Brillstein Entertainment Partners to be the company’s new president of television. In a statement, Brillstein CEO Jon Liebman said,…
To no one’s surprise, the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which wrapped up its syndicated run May 25, was a huge hit in the ratings, B&C reported. The show averaged an 11.5 live plus same day household rating…
Comcast’s NBCUniversal division is in talks to sell one of its cable networks, reports The New York Times, following up a story first reported on the Wall St. Journal’s website. The cable network in question was founded in 2002, and is…
Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago-based production company Harpo Studios has revealed plans to cut as much as one-third of its staff, which would be more than 100 workers, reports Crain’s Chicago Business. According to the report, " ‘Employees are being notified on…