Distributor Debmar-Mercury has landed the exclusive domestic syndication rights to veteran game show “Family Feud” from FremantleMedia North America, the parties announced Tuesday.The multiyear deal immediately shifts rights for the program from longtime distributor Tribune Entertainment and give Mercury another…
NBC, continuing to gain ratings mileage out of game show “Deal or No Deal” and freshman drama “Heroes,” earned another Monday night victory. The network posted a 5.1 average for the night among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary…
The red ink, precarious debt obligations and consideration of Chapter 11 reorganization continued Tuesday for Granite Broadcasting, which reported it doesn’t have the cash to cover a $19.4 million interest payment due Dec. 1 or to pay off its $70…
ABC’s ratings-topping medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” has been sold to weekend syndication for a 2009 premiere. Buena Vista Television has secured deals in 14 of the top 15 television markets, including several stations in the ABC-owned group. “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is…
“NBC Nightly News” stretched its lead in the network evening newscast race the week of Nov. 6, which was dominated by the dramatic midterm elections. And, for the first time under anchor Katie Couric, third-place “CBS Evening News” was unable…
Under pressure from Congress and consumer advocates to change its ways, the ad industry on Tuesday unveiled the biggest rewrite of its kids advertising guidelines in 32 years and an initiative by 10 of the country’s biggest food marketers to…
NBC has given a full-season order to its high school drama “Friday Night Lights,” the network announced Monday. The move comes a few days after NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly picked up the similarly ratings-challenged “Studio 60 on the Sunset…
“Sunday Night Football” gave NBC a squeaker of a victory over usual Sunday night titan ABC, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research reports. NBC earned a 5.8 rating among adults 18 to 49, just topping ABC’s 5.7. Though the numbers…
MySpace, the largest social networking Internet site, is planning its first foray into producing video programming with a concert webcast set for Nov. 18.The “MySpace LIVE!” production will combine video of musical performances by artists including Paul Oakenfold with user-generated…
Concerned that the NFL’s exclusive Sunday Ticket package with DirecTV may be disenfranchising cable subscribers, the outgoing chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a last-minute hearing for Tuesday to talk about the package’s antitrust implications.The hearing was called…