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Former ‘SNL’ Writer Does Pilot for Cable Net

A live-action comedy pilot from a former writer for “Saturday Night Live” has been ordered by Adult Swim, Deadline.com reports. The show is "Regal Productions," produced by and starring former "SNL" writer Bob Odenkirk. Brian Jarvis and Jim Freeman, who…

Fox Moves Ahead With Drama Featuring Actress From ‘House,’ ‘Joan of Arcadia’

Fox has given a script commitment to a drama starring the former star of CBS’s “Joan of Arcadia,” reports Deadline.com. The show is from "House" executive producer Katie Jacobs and "The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns, and stars Amber Tamblyn, who…

What’s in Your Wallet? Horizon Media Continues Winning Big Accounts

Media agency Horizon Media continues its winning ways, having just landed Capital One’s $360 million media account, Advertising Age reports. Publicis Groupe’s MediaVest had handled the account for “nearly a decade,” the report says. The article adds, “For Horizon, which…

Analyst Warns That World Events Could Dampen Resurgence in Ad Market

The higher advertising sales that have buoyed shares of media companies such as Viacom and CBS Corp. may be short-lived, warned Barclays Research analyst Anthony J. DiClemente in a report, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. DiClemente…

Time Warner’s Cable Networks Working on Ads that Are Closer to TV Programs

Time Warner’s cable networks are working on commercials that are harder to distinguish from the programs they appear on, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The Turner cable networks are "tagging" moments in movies and series to try to find…

Americans Spend 20% More Time With TV, Radio and the Internet Than 10 Years Ago

Reflecting the spread of smartphones, Americans are spending 20% more time watching or listening to TV, radio and the Internet versus 10 years ago, reports The New York Times. The story says that consumers spent an average of 8 hours…

As Premium Video-on-Demand Draws Closer, Theater Chains Threaten Studios

As premium video-on-demand becomes closer to reality, with a plan in the works that would allow consumers to pay $30 to watch movies on their televisions just eight weeks after they open in theaters, the largest U.S. theater chains are…

Lauer May Be Happy to Stay at ‘Today’–for Another $8 Million

Talk of Matt Lauer leaving NBC’s "Today"–which surfaced almost immediately after reports that co-host Meredith Vieira would be exiting the show when her contract is up in September–may be posturing by Lauer as he seeks to up his salary, TMZ.com…

Thursday Ratings: ‘Idol’s’ Numbers Continue to Slip, But Fox Continues to Win

Even with “American Idol’s” numbers off 9% from a week ago and 9% from a year ago in the 18-49 demo, Fox got another easy win in Thursday’s ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox settled for a 4.8 average rating for the…

iPads and iPhones Gain Access to ESPN–With a Catch

Consumers with iPads or iPhones will be able to watch ESPN on their devices, but there’s a catch: The viewers must also be subscribers to a pay-television service such as Time Warner Cable, reports Bloomberg. The service, called "WatchESPN," will…