Fox is finally taking the wraps off its much-anticipated Osbourne family variety show. “Osbournes: Reloaded” will bow Tuesday, March 31, at 9 p.m., immediately after “American Idol.” As expected, Fox is treating the project as a series of one-hour specials,…
Crown Media Holdings announced its fourth-quarter earnings results Wednesday after an e-mail accidentally went out that released the figures prematurely. Crown, which owns the Hallmark Channel, had been scheduled to release its earnings Thursday. For TVWeek’s comprehensive coverage of how…
As the welcomes roll in for Julius Genachowski, whom President Obama formally announced Tuesday as his nominee for FCC chairman, so are hints of some of the challenges and changes he could bring. Expectations for change from Mr. Genachowski quickly…
“Battlestar Galactica” co-creator and executive producer David Eick will give a keynote address at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas next month. Mr. Eick will give an afternoon keynote address titled “The Making of Battlestar Galactica” on April 21….
LeBron James isn’t only scoring on the basketball court—he’s also scoring on the tube. Local ratings for Cleveland Cavaliers games are up 119% to an 8.1 Nielsen household rating, the highest for any time in any market this season. On…
Discovery Channel thinks we’ve had our fill of shows about the fancy fellows who make commercials at high-powered advertising agencies. The network is getting ready to launch a series about two infomercial stars who might not even be allowed into…
Rick Marroquin is working on coming up with a name for his new company. Mediabrands, a division of Interpublic Group, recently appointed Mr. Marroquin managing director of a yet-unnamed new business unit that will focus on Hispanic media and marketing….
In preparing for television’s upfront advertising market, the intrepid folks at National Geographic Channel have discovered a mysterious zone not affected by the recession. Executives at the channel say first-quarter ad sales are up 11% and that the network is…
Chuck Lorre, creator of “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory,” said he’s “enthusiastic” about the prospect of multiyear renewals for his two CBS comedies. “It’s a remarkable thing to have happen,” Mr. Lorre told TelevisionWeek Tuesday….