It looks as though an infusion of advertising money is headed television’s way. Advertising Age reports that TV stations nationwide can expect to see about $500 million in advertising money as the political fight over the Affordable Care Act heats…
The broadcast networks were mostly mired below the 1.0 barrier in the key 18-49 demo Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights, as the broadcast nets’ summer ratings doldrums continued. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network that made the most of the…
"Asiana Airlines Inc. said a California television station ‘seriously damaged’ the carrier’s reputation by broadcasting incorrect [prankl] names of the pilots on its jet that crashed in San Francisco on July 6, 2013," reports Bloomberg. The story says Asiana has "decided…
ABC Family has named a new vice president, original programming. The cable channel announced today that the job is going to Kelly Goode. Making the announcement was Kate Juergens, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development and Chief Creative Officer,…
Barbara Walters has put to rest months of rumors and speculation, making the official announcement today that Jenny McCarthy has been named as the new co-host of ABC’s "The View." McCarthy has been on the show 17 times, including eight…
The good news is that the Twinkie is back. The bad news: It’s not the same. The Associated Press reports that the company that now owns the Hostess brand has tinkered with the Twinkie, and the new version is smaller….
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced today that it has locked up deals for a broadcast weekend off-net window for “Rizzoli & Isles” in 95% of the country for a fall 2015 premiere. Ken Werner, President, and Rick Meril, Executive…
Al Jazeera America, which is readying for its launch next month, announced the hiring of a veteran of TV news operations including CNN, CBS News and ABC News. The channel named Sheila MacVicar as a correspondent for the prime-time current…
Two cable news channels are under fire over their coverage of the trial of George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that MSNBC and HLN are getting heat for televising…
Hollywood responded to news of the death of "Glee" star Cory Monteith with an outpouring of grief and sympathy on social media sites, USA Today reports. As previously reported, the 31-year-old actor, who played Finn on the Fox musical series,…