The number of U.S. television households has fallen for a second consecutive year, reflecting the emergence of online viewing, reports Bloomberg. The estimated number of TV homes dropped by 500,000 to 114.2 million, according to Nielsen, with the change being…
Some fans of the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead" are convinced the network has let it slip that the show has been renewed for a fourth season, reports James Hibberd in EW.com’s Inside TV. The network’s website posted a…
NBC is happy about the results for a new series, getting word out that the show has set records for time-shifted viewing. The series is the drama “Revolution,” which premiered Sept. 17. The network says the show has set time-shifting…
Netflix will have a new competitor in streaming video by the holidays, reports Bloomberg. The new entry in the space comes from Redbox and Verizon Communications, who are preparing a joint challenge, the story reports. Called Redbox Instant by Verizon,…
Netflix has dropped about 800 hours of A&E Networks content, including "Storage Wars" and "American Pickers," reports TheWrap.com. The content was pulled after a contract to stream the content expired, the story notes. About 300 hours that weren’t covered in…
A series that was canceled by NBC may resurface on cable, Bloomberg reports. The Discovery Communications cable channel TLC is in talks to pick up "Who Do You Think You Are," the story reports. While discussions with TLC are at…
Ricky Gervais’ controversial new comedy series has been acquired by Netflix, prompting Gervais to comment on the future of television, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. The pickup of the series, “Derek,” follows the program’s run on Channel 4 in…
NBC is making a big move in the executive ranks of its advertising sales operation, giving veteran ad sales exec Linda Yaccarino oversight of all ad sales for NBCUniversal, reports our good friend Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The move puts Yaccarino in…
A survey conducted as part of “Best in TV,” a special installment of ABC’s “20/20” that aired Tuesday night, picked a winner that probably won’t come as a surprise to most industry insiders. The survey named “I Love Lucy” as…
Two top broadcasters have joined forces in a new initiative, and an online component of it has quietly been launched, TVNewser.com reports. The broadcasters are ABC and Univision, who are working on a new cable news channel. As part of…