Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt is talking with other cable operators about joining forces in a bid for streaming service Hulu, reports the New York Post. The idea would make sense, given that the cable industry is threatened…
Snooki is getting another 15 minutes of fame thanks to a new lawsuit. Viacom was hit with a class-action suit Tuesday that alleges a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because MTV reportedly sent promotional texts to people who…
This year’s upfront presentations have been about second chances, with some previously rejected projects getting to see the light, writes Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "Of the four new scripted series showcased at the Turner upfront presentation [Wednesday], three had been…
Univision and Telemundo are pitching advertisers on the old-school nature of their viewers, telling them that they don’t digitally record shows to fast-forward through the ads, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Both networks touted their new season schedules…
Amazon Studios is getting closer to picking up some of its pilots to series, and has started notifying those projects that are getting series orders, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Those considered likely to receive an order include "Alpha House,"…
Next season’s TV lineup for the CW "transplants four shows to new nights and adds three new dramas, including a spinoff of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ introduced in an April episode of that hit series," reports our good friend Gary Levin in…
Warner Bros. Television Group confirmed the departure of President Bruce Rosenblum, which we reported earlier this week, and detailed a number of changes that are taking place among top management, B&C reports. Production and distribution for the company’s worldwide television…
A veteran Fox reality series opened its new season on a down note Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the one-hour season premiere of “So You Think You Can Dance” settled for…
NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo Media revealed that it is in business with Ryan Seacrest and Donald Trump, Advertising Age reports. “The slate of new shows announced at Telemundo’s upfront presentation on Tuesday night at Lincoln Center included ‘Duelo Musical: Super…
TBS and TNT today rolled out development slates involving major players in the industry, including Steven Spielberg, Dick Wolf, Steve Carell and Sylvester Stallone. In making the announcement, Turner Entertainment Networks President Steve Koonin said: "For a decade, we’ve been…