Thursday nights used to be one of the evenings for television’s highest profile shows and most expensive commercials, says the Wall Street Journal [Note that the WSJ is behind a paywall and you may be charged to read this story.]…
With Cablevision and Fox continuing their feud, it’s increasingly likely that Cablevision customers will be shut out from watching the World Series on Fox stations in New York and Philadelphia, reports the New York Times. Separately, according to the New…
Mariah Carey may become a judge on a major upcoming music series, reports the New York Post, citing a report in the London newspaper News of the World, which is behind a pay-wall. Both the News of the World and…
If you have the same name as a celebrity, a reality pilot from CBS may be interested in you, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Called "The Same Name," the show will take ordinary people with the same…
In a move to expand its original programming, Bravo will add Sunday nights to its schedule, marking the fifth evening of exclusive programming for the cable network, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The network will move "The…
"Turning the long-held tenet about web video on its head, the CW network has discovered that online fans of "Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl" and other fare in September watched fully 95% of the commercials that accompanied the streaming of the…
Were you one of the legions that checked out Conan O’brien’s Live CocoCam last week? Open Mic blogger Aaron Barnhart, the esteemed TV critic for the Kansas City Star, as well as the smarts behind the long-running TVBarn.com, was a…
Alex Borstein, who voices the character Lois on Fox’s animated "Family Guy," has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV for additional projects, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The deal calls of for Borstein to to develop, write and…
Ivi TV, an online television streaming service, defended its service as legal and asked a New York court to transfer a case against it to Seattle, reports B&C. Ivi, pronounced "ivy," was responding to a petition by broadcast groups and…
In a move to allow viewers to watch both national and local video online through PBS.org, Public Broadcasting Service is retooling its Website, reports B&C. The move will also include iPhone and iPad apps that will give users free access…