Executive producer Michael Gelman thinks more than 4 million viewers each day can’t be wrong. He hopes to end “Live With Regis and Kelly’s” Susan Lucci-ish string of Daytime Emmy nominations without a win as best talk show by competing…
Effectiveness Study May Pump Life Into Advertising Model
Upcoming game show strip “Let’s Play Crosswords!” has cleared more than 65 percent of the country and has been declared a “firm go” for the fall. The half-hour strip is now set in 30 of the top 40 markets in…
House Committee Threatens Monthly Oversight Hearings
Misses … Let’s face it: A day that starts without Regis Philbin is a day that starts on the wrong side of the TV. The Insider means no disrespect whatsoever to Kelly Ripa, who probably could share the host chat…
Development continues at Fox Interactive Media on a MySpace News portal that will aggregate items in real time from various sites and blogs. By introducing interactivity that fosters discussion about and the rating of items posted, MySpace News will add…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to abandon its limit on the maximum number of households any single provider can reach.As Comcast nears a 30% “horizontal ownership” limit that the FCC has continued to…
ABC’s new Thursday drama “October Road” had a strong debut following “Grey’s Anatomy” last night, while NBC’s new premieres gave modest returns. “Road” opened to a 5.8 rating among adults 18 to 49 according to Nielsen, exhibiting the best lead-in…
The Emmy rules receive a face lift this year, which includes the addition of essays, some changes to the voting nomination process and a 5 percent appearance requirement for TV films.Producers submitting episodes must give a short written explanation –…
Kyle McSlarrow, president-CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, is accusing FCC chairman Kevin Martin of tilting against cable in several agency proceedings because of cable’s unwillingness to unbundle its channel packages and offer channels a la carte.Mr. McSlarrow…