Fox’s “American Idol” was again the top-rated show Wednesday night in every major ratings demographic, but UPN’s “America’s Next Top Model” made a strong start in its sixth outing.“Idol” was No. 1 for the night in adults 18 to 49…
Nickelodeon is making a multimillion-dollar commitment to develop content for nonlinear platforms, the network said Thursday during its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. “We’re in a digital era for kids,” said Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon and MTV…
Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution have formed a joint venture, Smithsonian Networks, the companies said Wednesday. The partnership plans to launch Smithsonian On Demand in December. The project will feature original documentaries and other programming about major scientific, cultural…
Gemstar-TV Guide International said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit surged to $12.7 million, from a year-earlier figure of $1.6 million, as the company got a lift from a series of one-time gains, including a $43.2 million pre-tax gain on the…
The CW has picked up its second comedy pilot of the development season, giving the green light to the joint CBS Paramount-Warner Bros. Television project “She Said, He Said.”Written by TV movie writer Dan Berendsen, the project explores how men…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo said Wednesday that it posted a narrowed loss in the fourth quarter, fueled by subscriber growth.TiVo also said it plans to introduce a subscription pricing model that enables customers to fold the price of a…
The CW has signed a long-term affiliation agreement with Belo Corp.’s WB affiliate KASW-TV in Phoenix, the 14th-largest TV market in the country, the network announced Wednesday. The deal is the sixth announced in two days by The CW and…
National Cable Communications said Wednesday it has hired an executive who will focus on VOD. Matt Timothy was named senior VP of new media sales. He previously was VP of streaming media for Infinity Broadcasting.
The Gospel Music Channel plans to launch Spanish-language programming on its main channel and on video-on-demand and broadband platforms, the network said Wednesday. A key part of the effort is “Espiritu Latino,” launching April 8. The show will run Saturdays…
The premiere of CBS’s new military action drama “The Unit” gave the network its best delivery on a Tuesday in three months, while ABC’s back-to-back-episodes debut of “Sons & Daughters” helped improve that network’s recent fortunes on a night that…