Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable company, and the National Football League ended a dispute over carriage of the NFL Network, meaning the channel will be carried on the operator’s system. The deal settles all legal disputes over the matter…
ABC is making some big moves in the fall, launching an all-new comedy night and slotting buzz drama “Flash Forward” in the key 8 p.m. Thursday time slot. Other big plays include a new Mark Burnett reality show, “Shark Tank,”…
With Fox preaching stability in its lineup, its upfront presentation was reminiscent of last year’s. The main thing upsetting the sense of déjà vu was that this year’s presentation at New York’s City Center and party afterwards at Central Park’s…
It was a jam-packed ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria for the 68th annual Peabody Awards today. Host Brian Williams joked he was “in the tank” for three of the esteemed awards—for colleague Richard Engel, “Saturday Night Live” and NBC Sports. Winner…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has launched Virtual Academy, a Web site that gives users a look at the business of television. The Web site, found at www.virtualtvacademy.org, features free video of taped discussions with industry professionals….
Olivia Metzger has joined Creative Artists Agency’s television department as an agent. Ms. Metzger, a former network and cable news executive, will represent news talent, hosts and on-air personalities out of CAA’s New York office. Ms. Metzger previously was VP…
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 TVWeek’s comprehensive…
Fox is boldly sending J.J. Abrams‚Äô ‚ÄúFringe‚Äù to Thursday nights and shifting ‚ÄúSo You Think You Can Dance‚Äù into the fall as part of an aggressive fall schedule designed to make the network more competitive in the fourth quarter. ‚ÄúFringe‚Äù…
NBC Universal‚Äôs Spanish-language broadcast network, Telemundo, and cable channel Mun2 unveiled their 2009-10 programming slates. A copy of the networks‚Äô press release, put out Monday, the first day of the upfront advertising market in New York this year, appears below:…
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