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‘Brrrricane’ Forces Postponement of Eagles-Vikings Game, Causes Hassles for TV News Reporters

The East Coast blizzard is earning all kinds of cutesy nicknames, such as the "brrricane," but the result for TV is that Sunday’s Philadelphia Eagles-Minnesota Vikings game was postponed until Tuesday and local national TV news reporters and crews have…

Christmas Program Tops Thursday Night Ratings

Deadline.com reports that ABC’s rebroadcast of the Jim Carrey film "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas" won Thursday night as the highest-rated program with viewers between the ages of 18 and 49. ‘The Grinch" earned a 2.1 rating with…

PBS Shakeup in L.A. Sparks Criticism of Programming Decisions

As Los Angeles-area residents prepare for a shift in their local PBS outlet, the programming choices made by KOCE-TV, the Orange County station that will become the city’s main PBS outlet on Sunday, are raising some eyebrows, reports Elizabeth Jensen…

Study Finds DVR Owners Are Young, Upscale

Nielsen research shows that wealthier consumers tend to be users of digital-video recorders, reports MediaPost.com’s MediaDailyNews. Adults in homes with incomes of $75,000 or more account for almost half of all DVR users, the story says. And adults in homes…

TVWeek Exclusive: Inventor for 3M Offers Physical Proof That Post-its Were Sold First, Meaning Couple on Fox Show ‘Million Dollar Money Drop’ Robbed of $800,000 [Article Now Updated Wt. Latest Show Statement, Issued Hours After This Story Was Published]

By Chuck Ross TVWeek has spoken to Arthur Fry, the retired 3M employee who is the co-inventor of the Post-it, and his history of the Post-it is in direct contradiction to the written statement made Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, by…

First ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Member Scores a Spinoff–And It’s Not Snooki or The Situation

The first spinoff of "Jersey Shore" has been announced–and the star isn’t Snooki or The Situation, reports the New York Daily News. DJ Pauly D has scored the first spinoff of MTV’s hit show, the story notes. He beat out…

Cable Gained Strength in 2010, Putting Broadcast Networks on Notice

This year has put the broadcast networks on notice, perhaps more than ever before, about the strength of cable television shows, reports USA Today. While the top 4 broadcasters and basic cable gained 1% in 2010 in terms of overall…

Multimedia Project Takes duPont Award for First Time; Other Winners Include ’60 Minutes,’ ’20/20′

The winners of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism include "60 Minutes" and "20/20", although a multimedia project took one of the top awards, the first time that has ever happened, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

Sinclair, Mediacom Come to Terms on Retransmission Consent

A two-year retransmission consent agreement has been reached between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Mediacom Communications, reports Multichannel News. The deal ensures carriage for 22 stations in 16 markets, the story says. The agreement means that the companies will avoid what…

Spanish-Language Series Is Most-Watched Show in Key Demo

The most-watched show on Tuesday night among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 years old wasn’t an English-language show, but a Spanish-language telenovela on Univision called ‘Soy Tu Dueña, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The result underscores the…