The General Accounting Office, often called the investigative arm of Congress, recently issued a study saying that cable TV rates have jumped 40 percent in the past five years. The biggest reason, according to the GAO: lack of competition. Well,…
A record-setting 3.4 million viewers tuned in Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. to see the dramatic finale of Spike TV’s “The Joe Schmo Show,” where unsuspecting reality show contestant Matt Kennedy Gould finally learned that he was the subject of…
Producer Barry Josephson will join Arthur Smith, executive producer of Fox hit “Paradise Hotel,” and Sony Pictures Television in an effort to motivate daytime viewers next fall. The producers have inked a deal with best-selling author and motivational speaker/life coach…
It’s shaping up as a very merry Christmas for children’s television. The kids TV advertising market is seeing sharp price increases in the fourth-quarter scatter market-especially for cable outlets such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Kids’ WB and Fox Box.Commercial…
The wildfires raging throughout Southern California last week not only left a toll of death and destruction but also were a major drain on local television stations, which were forced to tax their resources to cover a disaster of such…
Heading into the holiday season, a new wave of children’s programming has helped drive dramatic year-to-year viewership improvements at several kids programming outlets.For example, Disney Channel’s “Lilo & Stitch: The Animated Series,” which premiered Sept. 3, has already taken first…
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington last week upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling requiring TV set manufacturers to include digital TV tuners by July 2007 in all television receivers with screens larger than 13 inches. The Consumer Electronics…
Alex Weinberger has been promoted to VP, comedy series, Touchstone Television. Ms. Weinberger is responsible for the development of new comedy series and overseeing current series, including “My Wife and Kids” and “It’s All Relative.” Since July 2002 Ms. Weinberger…
Two-time Oscar nominee Joan Cusack, currently in the hit movie “School of Rock,” will be in Washington on Wednesday to host the 19th Annual Women in Cable & Telecommunications Foundation Benefit Gala, which supports programs to find and develop women…
“I would say that it is a most positive sign. I feel that the viewing audience’s apparent affinity toward diverse program offerings simply confirms that programmers are on the right track in addressing what were once underserved categories of interest.”Bob…