Changes are coming at a rapid pace for CNN as Jeff Zucker takes over. Two of the cable news channel’s best-known political contributors, James Carville and Mary Matalin, are leaving the network as CNN looks for younger contributors, The New…
YouTube is getting ready to debut paid subscriptions for individual channels this spring, reports Advertising Age. The goal is to lure content producers, advertising money and viewers from traditional television, the story notes. "As of now it appears that the…
Showtime, which has seen a number of key shows post ratings gains, has renewed its entire Sunday comedy block, giving renewals to "Californication," "House of Lies" and "Shameless," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. All three shows are performing better than last…
TNT’s two-hour premiere of the second season of "Dallas" saw its viewer numbers drop significantly from where the show left off last summer, B&C reports. The drama drew 2.98 million viewers to its second-season return, down 31% from where it…
Amid a climate of change under new CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker, a key executive has announced his departure from the network. Deadline.com reports that Mark Whitaker, who has been CNN’s managing editor and executive vice president, is exiting the…
CBS announced renewals today for a number of daytime programs, encompassing the genres of game shows, soap operas and talk. TheWrap.com reports that the network renewed the long-running game show "The Price Is Right" for the 2013-14 season, while also…
Fox’s new drama series “The Following” pulled off something no new drama has managed to do this season. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the series became the first new drama of the season to post a ratings gain from week one to…
Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced it has reached an agreement with Nielsen that will bring national audience measurement to the Me-TV Network, starting this spring. “The ratings for the Me-TV Network that Nielsen shared with us were above our expectations and…
A Volkswagen commercial for the upcoming Super Bowl has sparked a controversy after the spot was previewed online, Motor Authority reports. “Volkswagen’s upcoming ad for Super Bowl XLVII doesn’t feature scantily clad bikini models, singing dogs or an adorable pint-sized…
Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and chairman of hi-def cable network AXS TV, launched the annual conference of the National Association of Television Program Executives in Miami with a defense of the traditional television model, Cynthia Littleton…