In the intensifying tug of war between content providers and distributors, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is the winner that takes all as a result of the company’s finally snagging a deal to control domestic satellite leader, DirecTV.News Corp.’s acquisition of…
‘Simpsons’ Sweeps Sunday Fox won last night in adults 18 to 49 against competition that consisted mostly of repeats. The Simpsons was the highest-rated show of the night with a 5.0/15 among adults 18 to 49. In the 10 p.m.-to-11…
American Dreams executive producer Jonathan Prince has been personally e-mailing fans offended by a portrayal of the late singer-actor Bobby Darin in the March 30th episode. Although the Bronx-born singer whose hits included Splish, Splash and Mack the Knife has…
Television 24/7/365 is fast becoming the new reality as telephony and broadcasting converge to enable the next generation of PVPs (portable video players) that will power “TV to Go.” While manufacturers of PCs, laptops, PDAs and even some mobile phones…
beginnings Bob Hope on the vaudeville stage with one of his early partners, Lloyd Durbin, circa 1920s.wife for life Dolores Hope with her husband on a Pacific Island tour in 1943, entertaining troops serving in World War II.bench warmers In…
The tide is turning for down-on-his luck Keen Eddie.Fox’s freshman fish-out-of-water detective show, which has waited in the wings for a debut date since fall, is about to inherit 24’s coveted post-American Idol time slot and kick off the network’s…
LAS VEGAS-The Hollywood creative community’s campaign to preserve part of the TV networks’ schedules for independent production won a ringing endorsement at the National Association of Broadcasters convention here last week, at least from USA Interactive Chairman and CEO Barry…
Although the Kids’ WB has trailed Nickelodeon in all ratings for kids 2 to 11, the AOL Time Warner kid block has in recent years premiered two runaway hits, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! The network is looking to next season’s anime…
Melissa Grego has joined TelevisionWeek as News Editor, reporting to Editor Alex Ben Block. “Melissa is an extremely skilled reporter and editor with a real connection to the television industry,” Mr. Block said. “She is a tremendous addition to our…
Monday, March 31-Sunday, April 6TV Season Week No. 28NBC picked up its second adults 18 to 49 weekly win in a row led by strong Friday and Sunday night performances, while CBS claimed victory in total viewers. Top Shows This…