Fox Hopes Spring Eternal Yet Again
Odds in Network’s Favor Despite Rough Start
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CW Wraps Spots in Magazine Style
MediaVest Says Sponsored Content Holds Audience
News Briefs: Syndie Sales of ‘Intent’ Nearly Complete
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution is close to wrapping up sales of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” for a broadcast syndication run starting in fall 2007. The distributor said last week that it has added stations from Sinclair, Hearst and…
Featured Viral Video: Loss of Faith
TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. The setup: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and country singer Faith Hill is here to prove it. This little gem, boosted from…
On-Demand Helps ‘Wire’ Viewership
VOD Previews Prime Pump for Telecasts
NBCU Layoffs Begin at ‘Dateline’
Layoffs at NBC News, dictated by the plan to cut 700 jobs at NBC Universal, have begun with “Dateline NBC.” Sources familiar with the involuntary separation process that began Thursday expect there to be approximately 15 layoffs nationwide on “Dateline”…
TiVo Offers Data on How Many Watch Commercials
Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo is trying to get involved in the debate over measuring audiences for commercials and how DVRs affect the count.Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo, on Friday sent a letter to the research heads of the television…
ABC Scores Thursday Demo Win
ABC was the top-rated network in the key demo Thursday, an evening when overall prime-time viewing was down from the previous week.According to Nielsen Media Research, prime-time viewership levels were down 4 percent from last Thursday. As a result, several…
Disney Quarterly Profit Doubles
Profit at The Walt Disney Co. doubled last quarter, with the company’s cable television properties, including ESPN, helping propel the gains.Net income rose to $782 million as revenue increased 14 percent to $8.78 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, the…
Revver to Provide User-Generated Clips to Fame TV
Revver, a video-sharing Web site that splits advertising revenue with content creators, will provide material to United Kingdom-based Fame TV, a broadcast channel that features only user-generated clips.Fame TV viewers will get to vote for their favorite videos via text…