Advertisers are spending more than ever on broadcast and cable television networks, according to Advertising Age, which cites research from eMarketer. TV is proving the richest media segment, with about 39.1% of all ad spending directed to the medium this…
The negotiations between "Mad Men" creator Matt Weiner and AMC and Lionsgate are now precarious after foundering on three proposals that Weiner objects to, reports Deadline.com. Weiner is objecting to inserting product placement into the series, cutting two minutes from…
Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama pilot has tapped Greg Mottola to direct, reports Deadline.com. The drama focuses on cable news anchor Will McAllister, with actor Jeff Daniels in negotiations for the part, the story notes. The drama takes a behind-the-scenes look…
Nine LIN TV broadcast stations in cities including New Haven, Conn., and Mobile, Ala., could go dark at month’s end as a retransmission consent battle is brewing between the company and Cox Communications, reports Multichannel News. The contract expires March…
Early reports that tickets to live Charlie Sheen shows were being snapped up at a ridiculous pace–including tweets from Sheen himself in which he noted that the first two shows had sold out in 18 minutes–may have been a little…
A rock star who recently survived a brain hemorrhage has filed suit against the Tony Awards, CBS and others in L.A. County Superior Court, blaming them for his health problems, reports TMZ.com. Bret Michaels, the lead singer of Poison and…
An award-winning star of the Food Network has inked a new deal that will keep him on the network through 2014, Deadline.com reports. The star is Alton Brown, who appears on the channel’s "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America." The…
With coverage of “March Madness” running over by 17 minutes Sunday night, early ratings results for the Eye Network were jumbled and expected to change, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But it was clear that CBS would win the night, as its prime-time…
PBS announced today that production is under way on a documentary series from Ken Burns and his longtime partner Lynn Novick. The series, which will run 10 to 12 hours, is “Vietnam,” and is scheduled to air in 2016. “The…
CBS talk show king David Letterman received the inaugural Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence and Eddie Murphy was honored with the Comedy Icon Award at Viacom’s first Comedy Awards, held Saturday in New York, the AP reported. "Modern Family"…