Credit Suisse is forecasting that sales in the broadcast upfront market will drop 15% to $7.9 billion. Analyst Spencer Wang expects the broadcasters, whose ratings were down 10%, to sell 5% less primetime inventory at flat pricing. For cable, Mr….
The season-five premiere of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” drew more than 9.8 million viewers Monday night, ranking as the most-watched program of the night on television, including both cable and broadcast programs. The increased attention surrounding Jon and…
Bill Engvall will host the 2009 CMT Music Awards, airing June 16 on CMT and CMT.com. The awards show will feature performances by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban…
The Tony Awards will be broadcast in high definition for the first time on June 7. The 63rd annual Tony Awards will air on CBS live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Presenters for the awards show…
The new theme song for “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” will have a familiar ring to it. That’s because Mr. O’Brien and executive producer Jeff Ross have opted to use a reworked version of Mr. O’Brien’s 16-year-old “Late Night”…
USA Network development executive Lindsay Sloane is joining Fox Broadcasting, signing on to run drama development with Terence Carter. Ms. Sloane and Mr. Carter have been named co-heads of drama and will be charged with finding new one-hour projects for…
CBS Continues to Be Most-Watched Broadcast Network
As YouTube tries to win over television programmers and the brand advertisers that want to sponsor their shows, the site is offering more flexible terms for providers of premium TV content. The new inducements? Functionality that lets programmers run pre-roll…