Digital video recorder manufacturer TiVo said Tuesday that it struck an agreement with Verizon Wireless to enable TiVo subscribers to schedule recordings remotely using Verizon cellphones.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TiVo said it plans to introduce the…
Bravo has renewed “Project Runway” for a third season, the network announced Monday. Heidi Klum will return as host of the series and open calls for fashion designers will be held soon in major cities. The series has been the…
CBS has given full-season orders for the 2006-07 season to 14 of its prime-time series, representing 13 hours of programming. The mass renewal includes three first-season series: dramas “Criminal Minds” and “Ghost Whisperer” and comedy “How I Met Your Mother.”Returning…
NBC’s new Friday lineup won the night for the network in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, with the 8 p.m. (ET) game show “Deal or No Deal” winning the title of highest-rated Friday night show in the demo.“Deal” scored…
ABC’s Sunday broadcast of the “78th Annual Academy Awards” was down 9 percent in the adults 18 to 49 demographic from last year.The three-hour Oscarcast scored a preliminary national rating of 12.8, with a 29 share in adults 18 to…
AT&T has reached an agreement to buy rival telephone company BellSouth for $67 billion, turning the telecom industry on its head while at the same time forming an even more formidable rival to cable. AT&T made the announcement Sunday.If the…
NBC Universal said Monday that it will pay around $600 million to acquire iVillage, the female-targeted destination Web site, in a move by the media giant to bolster its online profile.NBCU will pay $8.50 per share to buy iVillage, with…
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IAG Research measures viewer reactions to programming on 16 networks every day. On average, more than 5,000 respondents daily complete surveys about their viewing of TV shows they watched the night before. One set of data focuses on program attentiveness,…