Long Strike Vexing Late Show Bookers
Guests Still Must Be Landed in Case of Accord
Cable
Ramage Drama Ends at Bienstock
News Talent Agent Sees Himself in Much Happier Place
QuickTakes: Do you think canceling the Television Critics Association press tour is a good idea?
“Canceling the TCA tour smacks to me of a knee-jerk reaction to save money in the midst of the writers strike. If the networks had been smart, they could have used this time with television writers to better state their…
Guest Commentary: Single-Camera Sitcoms Squelch Sound of Laughter
A TV disciple’s wish for 2008 (if not for, at least, the coming network pilot season—should there actually be one): That the respite brought on by the 2007 WGA strike will have afforded TV writers and TV executives and TV…
The Insider: High on ‘Life’ and …
May the presiding spirits of whatever observances are celebrated at this stock-taking time of the year—take issue with that, Bill O’Reilly and pals—reward NBC for picking up the back end of the freshman season of “Life.” The Insider fell in…
TVOne Keeping Its Ads in the Family
African American Net Sells Across Magazine, Radio Siblings
Viewers to Pick Format of Fuse Web Series
Music network Fuse TV will let consumers choose which of three formats they prefer for the network’s new online-only Web series “Breaking Down” that launches today. “Breaking Down” is the network’s first Web series, though Fuse has previously offered outtakes,…
DIY Renews ‘Blog Cabin’
DIY Network renewed its online/on-air combo show “Blog Cabin” for another season. The online portion of the second season begins Jan. 1, 2008, with the on-air version slated for an August premiere. Here’s how the show works: From January through…
Effron Promoted to President, COO Titan TV Media
Mark Effron has been promoted to president and COO of Titan TV Media. Mr. Effron joined Titan as senior VP last May after four years as MSNBC’s daytime programming VP. In his newly created role, he will oversee the company’s…
FEARnet Scares Up VOD Deal With Verizon
FEARnet, the one-year old multiplatform horror network, is joining up with Verizon FiOS TV to offer the network’s video on demand channel to Verizon subscribers. The horror channel’s VOD service is already being carried by Comcast Cable and Cox Communications….