The last big update of the Communications Act was in 1996, when broadband was barely used by most consumers, and this hasn’t escaped the notice of the Democratic chairs of the House and Senate Commerce Committees and their Communications subcommittees,Multichannel…
"Sesame Street" has topped its highest ratings in its core demographic age group since 2007 after the program freshened up its look with a new format and look, the Hollywood Reporter reports. For the show’s 40th season, which began in…
The Sid and Marty Krofft Library has sold exclusive North American home-entertainment rights to Vivendi Entertainment, which plans to issue classic children’s TV shows such as "H.R. Pufnstuf" in full-series sets later this year, the Hollywood Reporter reports. Still, home…
While the networks were all readying their line-ups for the upfront presentations last week, ABC started a second development track for five hourlong programs, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The programs represent shows on which the network wanted to spend…
In today’s data-driven world, there are other ways to measure a show’s popularity aside from Nielsen ratings. One of those methods is measuring the number of Twitter users who are sending tweets about their favorite programs–and when they are doing…
Tennis Channel plans to sell some of its advertising inventory using Google TV Ads system, Multichannel News reports. That will make the network the first single-sport channel inventory partner of Google TV Ads, whose partners include CBS College Sports, NBC…
Wall Street executives are saying that if Sumner Redstone or Disney are considering selling CBS or ABC, now is a good time to do it, the New York Post reports. "This is a good time to sell a network," said…
More than 45 minutes of advertisements accompanied yesterday’s two-and-a-half hour finale of "Lost" on ABC, Entertainment Weekly reports. EW.com estimated that 107 spots aired during the finale last night. Generally, a network runs 18 to 21 spots per hour. "Lost’s"…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Aaron Barhart, who is also the TV Critic of the Kansas City Star, shares his thoughts on the ‘Lost’ finale, all of those unanswered questions, and how it might affect this so-called "billion dollar fanchise." Click here to…
Opening to a dismal $4.1 million, "MacGruber," based on a sketch from NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," set an all-time opening box office low for "SNL"-based films, the Los Angeles Times reports. Spoofing "MacGuyver" and 1980’s action films, "MacGruber" actually…