ABC and CBS tied for the lead in the preliminary Nielsens Monday night, while NBC’s new improvisational reality show “Thank God You’re Here” had a strong premiere. A 90-minute “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC had an on-par 4.8 rating…
Panama, Yahoo’s newly launched search marketing system, landed a big client Tuesday with Viacom’s announcement of a multiyear partnership that makes Yahoo the sole provider of sponsored search and contextual ads for its 33 broadband sites. The deal comes barely…
Shock jock Don Imus said he’s going to take his two-week suspension with as much dignity as he can muster and without “whining.” His comments came during a sometimes testy crossover appearance between his CBS Radio show, simulcast on MSNBC,…
CBS Radio and MSNBC will suspend shock jock Don Imus’s show for two weeks amid the rising furor over racist comments Mr. Imus made on the air about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Thus ended Mr. Imus’s long day of…
Another well-reviewed Andy Richter comedy has been canceled. NBC has pulled “Andy Barker, P.I.” after four episodes, replacing the Thursday night series with “Scrubs” starting this week. The program averaged a 2.1 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to…
Discovery Communications today slashed about 200 employees representing about 3 percent of the company’s staff.The cuts won’t be the last by new CEO David Zaslav. The pink slips sent out Monday were distributed in parts of the company in which…
In TVWeek.com’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast, Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of HBO’s “Entourage,” reveals he is purposefully not taking advantage of the freedoms afforded by producing a show that airs on pay cable. “For my taste, I don’t…
ABC swept the Easter Sunday night Nielsens with its regular lineup. ABC had “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” (4.2 rating among adults 18 to 48 according to preliminary Nielsens), “Desperate Housewives” (6.0) and “Brothers & Sisters” (4.1). That’s a series low…
Castalia Communications, a leading international distributor of broadcast, satellite, cable and Web-based programming, has tapped sales veteran Millo Antola as head of content distribution for the company. Mr. Antola is charged with developing the company’s international division and will report…
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