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‘Mad Men’ Sets Rating Record for Show

The fourth season opener of AMC’s Emmy-award winning "Man Men," drew record ratings for a season premiere of the show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. While the 2.9 viewers that tuned in set a record for "Mad Men," it’s…

Do Reality Stars Price Themselves Out of a Show When They Demand Huge Raises?

With reality stars asking for bigger paychecks the more successful their shows become, it begs the question whether some may be pricing themselves out of a job,reports Brian Stelter in the New York Times. There are two dynamics at work,…

Research Exec Upped at Hallmark

The Hallmark Channels, Los Angeles, has promoted Donovan Batiste, research director, to VP, research and media planning, according to B&C. Batiste will report directly to Jess Aguirre, senior VP, research and planning. Before joining Hallmark, Batiste was a senior analyst…

Sumner Redstone Reportedly Loving Attention from His Kooky Voice Mail to Daily Beast Reporter

Sumner Redstone, the majority stakeholder of both CBS and Viacom, is allegedly "proud" of the attention he’s receiving from the odd 3-minute voicemail he left for The Daily Beast reporter Peter Lauria, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. According…

You MUST Hear This: It’s the Voicemail Wherein CBS (and Viacom) Owner Sumner Redstone, Embarrassed by Article, Says To Reporter About His Source, ‘We’re Not Going to Kill Him. We Just Want to Talk to Him.’

An article in The Daily Beast that was critical of Sumner Redstone, the majority stakeholder of both CBS and Viacom, has prompted the 87-year old to offer to make the story’s reporter "well-rewarded" if he would give up his source, reports The Daily…

It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Sandman: ‘Inception’ is the Talk of the Town. One Major Critic Confesses He Doesn’t Get the Film; and What That Says About Shows Such as ‘Lost,’ ’24’ and ‘Twin Peaks’

Out of the box it’s the hottest, most talked about movie of the year: Christopher Nolan’s "Inception." In an insightful entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross examines one major movie critic’s confession that he didn’t "get" the movie, and…

Six Feet Under Idea Surfaces: Meredith Sells Local TV Obituary Service to its Stations, Others

Meredith is syndicating a local obituary service for television stations after successfully introducing the program at its WNEM-TV station in Flint-Saginaw Bay City, Michigan, reports Allison Romano at TVNewsCheck.com. According to the article, "On TV, basic obits are run during…