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HBO’s ‘Rome’ May Rise Again

HBO’s short-lived series “Rome” may be resurrected one more time, EW.com reports, citing sources. A script has been written by the show’s creator and executive producer Bruno Heller for Morning Light Productions, which is handling development and will produce the…

Consumers are Cutting the Cord to Watch Online Video on Their TVs

The days of bulky hard-wired systems that allow your television to display what is shown on your computer are quickly coming to an end as Intel, Netgear and MediaMall are moving to the market with wireless PC-to-TV receivers, Wall Street…

CW President Ostroff Says It’s Hard to Envision ‘Gossip’ and ‘90210’ Nielsen Ratings Going Up

The CW’s president of entertainment Dawn Ostroff, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, said as the number of DVR and streaming viewers continues to rise, she finds it difficult to see a situation where the live Nielsen numbers for…

Potential Tiger Woods Sponsor–a Legal Bookmaker–Declines TVWeek Offer To Make a Bet if Woods Will Eventually Take the Gig

Earlier today (Friday, March 5. 2009), TVWeek ran an item that Tiger Woods had turned down an offer of $75 million to enter a sponsorship agreement with Paddy Power, a legitimate bookmaker in Ireland. (The company is public and has…

‘The Office’ Gets a Baby Bump in the Ratings

Fox’s "American Idol" remained the top-rated program on Thursday night, but the birth of Jim and Pam’s first child on "The Office" pushed it ahead of ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy" for the first time ever, tvbythenumbers.com reports. "Idol" posted a 6.5…

It’s the Eleventh Hour, You’re Going to An Oscar Party, You’re Going to Have to Enter an Oscar Poll, and You Don’t Want to Embarrass Yourself. Here’s Our Oscar Picks–Including The Really Tough Ones, Like Short Documentary

Our guesses are probably as good as yours. Though we DID once win a contest the Village Voice had for picking Oscar winners. The best thing about our choices is that they give you a great out…If you use our choices…

‘Legend of the Seeker’ on the Bubble as Tribune Fails to Renew

Disney-ABC Domestic Television Distribution’s "Legend of the Seeker" is seeking other outlets, as Tribune Broadcasting didn’t renew the syndicated fantasy fare for a third season, tvbythenumbers.com reports. Tribune said ratings didn’t warrant a pick-up for a third season, which puts "Seeker"…