Police Investigate “Real World” Assault Claim San Diego police are investigating a report that a sexual assault occurred inside the “Real World” house Nov. 14. Details about the incident and whether the claim involves a cast member were not immediately…
The ABC Network and key affiliates are in advanced discussions about jointly launching a 24-hour news venture as a key element in the local stations’ proposed digital channel lineup, sources said. A decision on whether to proceed could be made…
20th Century Fox has a pretty simple plan: Jump into a new genre and test a new business model in the process. When Fox’s latest reality show “The Simple Life” debuts Tuesday, Dec. 2, it will mark 20th Century Fox’s…
World Wrestling Entertainment reported a third-quarter profit last week, lifted by an additional pay-per-view event, strong advertising sales and cost cutting. The Stamford, Conn.-based WWE posted a profit of $17.2 million, or 25 cents per share, vs. a year-earlier loss…
NBC, CBS Claim Sweeps Wins NBC and CBS declared sweeps victories Monday in separate end-of-sweeps conference calls with reporters. NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker said the network projects that it will win the November sweeps in adults 18 to 49…
Television broadcasters, who increasingly find themselves adrift in a multichannel media world, have only themselves to blame and may have only a few years to salvage or leverage their grass-roots franchises.That is the pragmatic warning from SG Cowen analyst James…
Monday, Nov. 10, 2003-Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003TV Season Week No. 8NBC won the week in adults 18 to 49 with a 4.3/12, while CBS scored a victory in total viewers with 14.2 million.Top Show of the WeekAdults 18 to 49:…
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The enduring image of sitcom writers sitting on lumpy couches, scribbling on dog-eared, ink-smeared scripts has been partly erased at one television show. The 13 writers on ABC’s “According to Jim” now use wireless tablet computers while sitting on those…
When some TV viewers in Lufkin, Texas, wanted a good laugh, they tuned to the news on ABC affiliate KTRE-TV to watch “Hilarious East Texas Videos.”Stacks of viewer home video footage piled up in the station, owned by Liberty Corp.-operator…