Q&A: Robert D. Jacobson, In Demand Networks
On the Demise of INHD2, and Rebranding of INHD Into Mojo
In Depth
Does HD Help Ratings?
From ‘ER’ to ‘Lost,’ Some Evidence Suggests Not
ESPN Leads in Sports Emmy Nominations With 26
ESPN copped 26 sports Emmy nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, putting it ahead of its closest competitor, NBC, which garnered 24 nods.Other TV outlets in the double digits at the end of the Thursday announcement…
Media Companies Plot YouTube Killer
News Corp. and NBC Universal are teaming up with some of the biggest Internet companies to create a video Web site meant to challenge YouTube’s supremacy as a destination for watching television and movie clips.The media companies are allying with…
Bergeron to Host College Television Awards
Guests at the 28th annual College Television Awards Gala will have a ball with this year’s host, Emmy Award winner and “Dancing With the Stars” anchor man Tom Bergeron.“We are thrilled to have Tom Bergeron host our annual gala honoring…
Sci Fi Extends ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Fourth Season
Sci Fi Channel has increased its fourth season order of “Battlestar Galactica” to 22 episodes. The order will include a special two-hour “Battlestar” event to air during the fourth quarter of 2007 on Sci Fi, and will also be released…
‘Idol’ Songwriting Competition On Hold
In this week’s Backlot Talk, “American Idol” executive producer Ken Warwick discloses that plans for an “Idol” songwriting contest have been put on hold.“What with the charity show, we’re up to our ears in it,” Mr. Warwick said. “It may…
DeForest, Better Known as Melman, Dies
Calvert DeForest, who became best known as the cranky, absurdist character Larry “Bud” Melman for 11 years on “Late Night With David Letterman” on NBC, died Monday in a Long Island hospital after a long illness. He was 85.“It was…
Task Force Urges Rapid Action on Childhood Obesity
Suggesting marketers and media companies haven’t yet acted sufficiently to halt the rise in childhood obesity, a Republican senator and three FCC commissioners demanded they join together to quickly develop a further action plan.At the first meeting of an ad…
CVS Sole Backer for ‘World News’ Monday
CVS/pharmacy agreed to become sole commercial sponsor of ABC’s “World News With Charles Gibson” on April 23, the last of four successive single-sponsor Monday broadcasts starting April 2. The sponsor of the first three Monday nights insisted on not being…