Times Change For TV Group
Sinclair, Young Broadcasting, CBS, LIN TV Could Seek Duopolies
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USA’s Hammer Renews Series
‘Psych,’ ‘Zone’ Help Drive Ratings Surge
Viral Video: Not So Lonely
TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. The setup: Is she or isn’t she? Back in the day, a variant of that question used to refer to the naturalness of a woman’s…
Grace Defends Herself in Interviewee Suicide
CNN Headline News anchor Nancy Grace defended herself Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” against allegations that her aggressive interview techniques may have contributed to the suicide of one of her guests.Melinda Duckett of Leesburg, Fla., killed herself Sept. 8,…
Three Fox Shows Made Available to Web Sites
Fox started offering free episodes on Friday of its series “‘Til Death,” “Happy Hour” and “Justice” on more than 40 portals and Web sites, including Google Video, Yahoo, TVGuide.com and IGN.com. The shows are offered commercial-free. Fox is making available…
USA Renews ‘Psych,’ ‘Dead Zone’
USA Network has renewed freshman detective drama “Psych” for 16 episodes and veteran supernatural drama “The Dead Zone” for 13 episodes, a person familiar with the matter said. Along with previously announced pickups for “The 4400” and “Monk,” the renewals…
‘LonelyGirl15’ Video Phenomenon Lands on Revver
Video-sharing Web site Revver said the creators of “LonelyGirl15,” the Internet teenage diary made famous on YouTube, have given her story a new home on Revver.com. Revver matches viral video with advertisers in its network. Revver said the LonelyGirl15 clips,…
Couric Newscast Recovers from Sept. 11 Decline
“CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” grew its total-viewer and adults 25 to 54 ratings over the week, taking first place in both groups by Thursday.On Monday, Sept. 11, CBS garnered 7.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. That…
‘Survivor’ Ratings Win Night, Fall From Past Debuts
The premiere of CBS’s “Survivor,” which has generated headlines with its racially segregated format this season, delivered the network a ratings win Thursday night. It was the smallest audience watching a “Survivor” debut since the reality show started in 2000.CBS…
Former FCC Head Powell Responds to Report Flap
Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said he knows nothing about the quashing of an agency study that would have undercut his push to loosen media ownership rules.The 2004 study, unveiled by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., at a Senate…