“60 Minutes II” alumna Vicki Mabrey will join “Nightline” veterans Chris Bury and John Donvan as the primary correspondents on the post-Ted Koppel “Nightline,” which will be unveiled next Monday. “Nightline” executive producer James Goldston also announced Monday that ESPN…
NBC Universal said Monday it will discontinue Trio as a cable network and move the brand to broadband. The broadband version of Trio will launch Jan. 1 and include its “Brilliant But Cancelled” series and pop culture stunts such as…
Lifetime Television has acquired the exclusive basic cable and syndication rights to “Medium” in a deal with Paramount Domestic Television, the network said Monday. Lifetime will begin televising the show, which stars Patricia Arquette, in 2009.
“Hey! Think the time is right for a palace revolutionBut where I live the game to play is compromise solutionWell, then what can a poor boy do …There’s no place for a street fighting man.”-“Street Fighting Man,” The Rolling Stones…
In what could be interpreted as a vote of confidence in embattled NBC Universal Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, his boss, Jeffrey Zucker, said last week that Mr. Reilly is being given additional responsibility for reality programming, specials and long-form programming…
Gatherings, Days Off, Event TV Make Holiday Prime Opportunity to Reach Light Viewers With Brand Message
The top debuting nationally rated syndicated strip was Twentieth’s courtroom show “Judge Alex,” which declined 9 percent for the week ended Nov. 6 to a 2.0 national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. Warner Bros.’ debuting talker “Martha” was…
Cable TV’s Most Upscale Network Takes a Measured Approach to Widening Its Audience
Net Counting on Interactivity to Broaden Audience
By Sherri Killam-Williams Pundits suggest that Michael Bloomberg, the 63-year-old founder of Bloomberg LP, could be a viable candidate for governor of New York or even president. But the mayor of New York used his Nov. 8 victory speech, coming…