In what could be interpreted as a vote of confidence in embattled NBC Universal Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, his boss, Jeff Zucker, said Wednesday that Mr. Reilly is being given additional responsibility for reality programming, specials and long-form programming on…
The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the Federal Communications Commission to extend to Dec. 16 the deadline for comments on proposed changes in closed-captioning rules for video programming. The current deadline is Nov. 25.The NAB’s filing Tuesday said it…
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will recognize programming created for nontraditional platforms in each of the major awards ceremonies it sponsors, starting with the 27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards scheduled for May 1, 2006. A similar category…
ABC will replace “NFL Monday Night Football,” which is in its last season on the network, with one new comedy, a sophomore half-hour and a veteran reality franchise.Starting Jan. 9, ABC will run the debuting comedy “Emily’s Reasons Why Not”…
Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of DreamWorks Television’s “American Lives,” the network announced Wednesday. The half-hour documentary-style improvised series is about a group of fake local newscasters who interact with real people while on “assignment.” The pilot was originally…
The three top entertainment newsmagazines hit season highs in households for the first week of syndicated ratings that included the November sweeps. The three new nationally rated first-run strips saw declines or stayed even.Paramount’s “Entertainment Tonight” scored a 5.3 national…
Network executives say recent research suggests that the use of digital video recorders is resulting in an increase in program viewing and advertising impressions, rather than threatening the business model for commercial broadcasting.At an unusual multinetwork press conference Wednesday conducted…
Lisa Hsia has been named senior VP for new media and special projects at Bravo, the network said Wednesday. Ms. Hsia previously was VP of news at NBC News. In her new role she will be responsible for identifying programming…
Christina Wayne has been named VP of scripted series and movies at AMC, the network said Wednesday. Ms. Wayne, a screenwriter and director, has been serving as a programming consultant to AMC for the past six months and helped ramp…
The watchdog Parents Television Council said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission alleging that an Oct. 25 episode of CBS’s “NCIS” violated the commission’s indecency prohibitions. In a statement, PTC said the episode included…