Some people like Bears and others prefer Colts, but everyone loves puppies.Animal Planet plans to kick off “Puppy Bowl III” when most TV viewers are getting ready for the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 from 3-6 p.m. ET.Many of the…
The E.W. Scripps Co. said fourth quarter income from continuing operations jumped 30 percent because of strong results at its cable television networks and a groundswell of political advertising at its TV stations.The company said that net income for the…
YouTube plans to start sharing advertising revenue with content owners, borrowing a page from the playbook of its competitors like Revver and Break. Founder Chad Hurley announced the plan at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this weekend. The…
“I Love Lucy” co-creator and writer Bob Carroll Jr. passed away Saturday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. He was 87.Mr. Carroll created the pioneering, long-running CBS sitcom starring Lucille Ball and her then-husband Desi Arnaz with his longtime…
Mobile advertising firm Third Screen Media linked up with mobile phone research firm Telephia Monday in a partnership that will provide information on mobile phone users.The companies have agreed to used Telephia’s research that examines mobile users’ broad interests and…
News Corp. is buying 10 percent of online TV startup ROO, whose technology powers Foxnews.com’s video offerings.Under a deal announced Monday, News Corp. will initially receive 5 percent of ROO shares, and the additional 5 percent after it meets certain…
ABC won the most Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday with three, followed closely behind by NBC and HBO, which each garnered two. The cast of ABC’s top-rated hospital drama “Grey’s Anatomy” won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a…
Of all the executives to watch this year, Patric M. Verrone could have the greatest impact on the industry. The mild-mannered president of WGA west, a former writer for “Futurama” and “The Simpsons,” is leading what industry critics have called…
A successful business usually experiences a watershed moment. For Revver, that moment came three months before it emerged from its testing phase last summer, when the company was propelled forward thanks to 200 liters of Diet Coke and 500 Mentos….
Alex Romanelli has been named TelevisionWeek’s Internet director. Mr. Romanelli comes to TVWeek from Variety, where he worked since 2004 as editor of Variety.com. His accomplishments there include quadrupling the site’s Web traffic. Along the way, Mr. Romanelli’s work won…