Nielsen Media Research has jumped into the world of buzz measurement with a new service called Nielsen BuzzMetrics. The company will monitor, measure and analyze comments about TV programs and other products on blogs and in Internet chat rooms. BuzzMetrics,…
Lifetime said it rejected a “take it or leave it” offer on Sunday from EchoStar Communications’ Dish Network. A Lifetime spokesperson said the offer would have cut the fee Lifetime gets for its main Lifetime Network and Lifetime Movie Network…
NBC has given full-season pickups to two recently transplanted Thursday night comedies, “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office.”Both shows have 22-episode orders for the 2006-07 season, NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said Sunday during the network’s executive session at…
Before ABC offers its content on new platforms, certain criteria must be met, Stephen McPherson, ABC entertainment president, said during his network’s executive session at the Television Critics Association press tour.“First of all, it has to be a great consumer…
The hangover of New Year’s Eve had an impact on first-run syndicated strips in a week full of repeats and college football pre-emptions.For the week ended Jan. 8, the top-rated new strip, Twentieth’s “Judge Alex,” dropped 8 percent to a…
By Chuck Ross Yahoo is in discussions with various TV networks and studios about co-financing video content that would be seen on the Internet portal.Saying that Yahoo is not yet prepared to make an announcement about any particular deals, David…
Amazon.com on Thursday said it plans to launch an original weekly series, “Amazon Fishbowl With Bill Maher.” The show will premiere June 1 and appear on the online bookseller’s Web page live on Thursday nights. The program is sponsored by…
Despite running a “CSI” repeat at 8 p.m. (ET) and challenges from high-profile original programming on other networks, CBS was No. 1 Thursday night in adults 18 to 49.An original “CSI” at 9 p.m. was the highest-rated program for the…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Friday said he hoped to launch a review of the agency’s media ownership rules this year-if he can forge a consensus among the commissioners on how to proceed. During an impromptu briefing with…
NBC’s prime-time troubles continued to weigh on NBC Universal’s overall results in the 2005 fourth quarter, as strength at the media company’s film and cable operations failed to offset ratings challenges at the network.NBCU’s segment profit fell 7 percent to…