Marc Cherry’s Winning Formula
‘Housewives’ Creator Mines TV Gold With Character-Driven Serial
In Depth
Scripps Plans HD Lifestyle Channel
HGTV, Fine Living, DIY, Food Network Ramp Up Content to Fuel Launch
Ferguson Suiting Up for ‘Late Late’
| Programming | Production Grooms New Host, Changes Music
Tech Briefs: Comcast Pushes VOD Promotion for Networks’ Linear Shows
Comcast said it has begun talking to programmers about providing promotional opportunities for their linear shows on its video-on-demand platform. The initiative follows some of its current VOD partnerships with programmers, such as the on-demand airing of Noggin’s holiday movie…
Makeover Teed Up on 10th
Golf Channel Shifts Schedule, Revises Graphics, Sets New Logo
Syndie Scene Takes Shape
Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, ‘Current Affair’ Shoot for Fall; Vera Wang, ‘Real People’ on Hold
Many Syndie Shows Hit New Highs for Thanksgiving Week
A host of syndicated shows saw their household ratings hit new season highs the week ended Nov. 28, proving that Turkey Day football pre-emptions and post-Thanksgiving sales don’t necessarily mean lower numbers. King World’s “Dr. Phil,” for example, was up…
Behind the Screen: A Publicist’s Downward Spin
Court Records Document Steve Webster’s Slide From FX Exec to Felon
A La Carte Faces Resistance
| Research | Viewers Unlikely to Pay More Than a Dollar for Favorites
Congress Wants DTV Switch by End of ’06
| Legislation | Resolution to Expedite Transition