Cable Muscles in on Ad Market
Channels Schedule Upfront Presentations During Traditional Broadcast Week
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What Women Watch: Cable Nets Offer Fresh Slice of Reality
Unscripted Shows Draw Female Viewers by Combining Stories, Information
Lifetime Grabs Headlines, Ratings
‘Project Runway’ Acquisition Puts Top-Rated Women’s Network in Glare of Spotlight
Cable Capitalizes on Shifting Audiences
Advertising Dollars Follow Viewers From Broadcast to Cable Networks’ Original Series
Kids Cotton to Web Extension of ‘iCarly’
Convergence, it turns out, is kids’ stuff.
Q&A: Passion For Arts Propels Ovation
Independent Channel Rebounds
Major Studios Link to Offer Premium TV, VOD Service
A new premium television and video-on-demand service was announced by Viacom, Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios and Lionsgate. The venture would compete with pay cable providers HBO, Showtime and Starz Encore. Showtime is owned by CBS Inc., which is controlled by…
‘Deadliest Catch’ Producers May Have Fudged Footage
Producers of the Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch” may have used clever editing and reshoots to dramatize the reality program, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The reality show’s fourth season premiere depicted a dangerous storm, with a big wave hitting…
Strike? What Strike? Cable Adds Viewers
Cable networks added viewers at an accelerated pace during the Writers Guild of America strike, and when it ended, they continued to post record high ratings, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau said in a report released Friday. Among adults 18-49 the…
Obama to Visit ‘Daily Show’ on Eve of Primary
Sen. Barack Obama will appear as a guest on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on Monday, the network said. It is the third time the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination has appeared…