ABC-Cox Deal Paves Way for Series on VOD
Hits to Be Available On-Demand in Test, but No Fast-Forwarding Allowed
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TelevisionWeek Glances Back Over 25 Years: Fox News Chases CNN
A look back at the headlines from five years ago proves the old saw about television being a cyclical business. And history can provide insight into the future. So leading up to TelevisionWeek’s commemorative silver-anniversary issue on May 21, we’re…
Creating Powerful Media Ideas
Using the One-Up Exercise Enables Planners to Tap Creative Sources
Fox Is Finding Ways To Win Despite Itself
For all the recent media reports about “American Idol” and “24” hitting slumps, Fox has firmly outperformed competitors in both ratings and year-to-year growth. Season to date, Fox is the only major broadcaster to have gained total viewers. And while…
Discovery Readies New Mobile Series
Company Bets on License Fees, Advertising Revenue
‘Stable’ CBS Hurting Along With The Rest
“Most stable network” is the phrase industry experts typically use to describe CBS, which this year is looking to take calculated risks to freshen its lineup and find some younger viewers. During the tumultuous 2006-07 season, that stability has come…
MyNetwork Revives ‘Folks,’ ‘Paradise’
MyNetworkTV is ordering a new series inspired by a popular Dr. Phil segment and reviving a pair of broadcast reality shows to bolster its lineup next season. The network will debut the tentatively titled “Divorce Wars” this fall, where unhappy…
NBC Keeps ‘Law & Order’ in the Family
After several weeks of negotiations with producers, NBC Universal has brokered a last-minute deal with producer Dick Wolf to keep all three “Law & Order” series on the air and within the NBC family. The original “Law,” dubbed the flagship,…
ABC Picks Up 10 Pilots
ABC has ordered a slew of dramas and comedies, sources said. Dramas “Cashmere Mafia” (Sony), “Dirty Sexy Money” (ABC TV Studio), “Pushing Daises” (Warner Bros.), “Women’s Murder Club” (20th Century Fox), “Private Practice” (ABC/Mark Gordon) “Eli Stone” (ABC) and “Big…
Chris Albrecht Pleads No Contest
Former HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht was allowed to enter a plea of no contest to charges of battery arising from an altercation he had with a girlfriend Sunday morning. The incident occurred after HBO televised the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar…