Angry lawmakers vowed last week to force a House vote on a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership deregulation after the House GOP leadership made clear that it won’t bring the issue to the floor voluntarily. “This…
With poker shows scoring royal flushes in the ratings, Game Show Network is putting its chips on televising a blackjack tournament.GSN’s “The World Series of Blackjack” will be staged as a weekly reality series set to launch in the spring….
* In the chart “Inspirational and Faith-Based Cable Networks” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 29), distribution for The Worship Network is 80,355,391 and distribution for Pax TV is 96,210,955.* In “Tauzin Confirms Talks” (TelevisionWeek, Nov. 3), there have been no talks between Rep….
When CBS pulled its big-event sweeps miniseries “The Reagans” off the network last week, it served as a reminder that producers of made-for-TV movies have ever fewer places to sell their movies if they want to capture a wide national…
The new programming slate, which Style Network will roll out during the next two months, follows. Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?A reality series that follows six wedding planners in various cities as they try to successfully coordinate weddings large and…
Barbara Hall likes to rant. She can rant about how the publishing industry doesn’t understand what kids will read. She can rant about why society scares girls away from studying math and science in school. And she can rant about…
‘Smart,’ ‘Lynch’ Capture Viewers In the battle of made-for-TV movies Sunday night, CBS’s “The Elizabeth Smart Story” tied NBC’s “Saving Jessica Lynch” in adults 18 to 49, while “Elizabeth Smart” just edged the NBC movie in total viewers. “Elizabeth Smart”…
The Anime Network, the first network devoted to Japanese animation, launched in late 2002. It is carried primarily as a VOD service and is available in about 4 million homes. Network President Kevin Corcoran talks to TelevisionWeek’s James Hibberd about…
Sir Howard Stringer sheepishly conceded that his Sony Corp. of America is to blame for the mysterious disappearance this fall of males age 18 to 34 from network television, his old stomping ground. “They are playing on my devices. They…
The Ford van loaded with broadcast equipment and a microwave transmission system that burst into flames during the recent wildfires near Lake Arrowhead, Calif., only minutes after KNBC-TV reporter Chuck Henry and cameraman Christopher Li escaped is going to cost…