Fox reality chief Mike Darnell says the network’s much-hyped tweaks to the “American Idol” formula are behind the show’s solid ratings debut this week. “The creative is working,” Mr. Darnell said Thursday. “People like [new judge] Kara [DioGuardi]. The word…
AT&T has agreed to a new carriage deal with Viacom’s MTV Networks and BET Networks that expands content distribution across AT&T’s television and wireless platforms. The deal also puts content from five Viacom networks on AT&T CruiseCast, an in-car entertainment…
The season premiere of “American Idol” continued Wednesday night and held on strong from its Tuesday performance. The Fox stalwart was off just 8% from last season’s Wednesday premiere. Last night’s two-hour “Idol” scored an 11.6 rating/29 share among adults…
CBS and Verizon penned a long-term program carriage and retransmission-consent agreement, bringing both high-definition and standard-definition CBS content to Verizon’s on-demand FiOS TV service, the two companies announced Monday. The new agreement provides FiOS TV with CBS shows including “CSI:…
The incorporation of Internet access is becoming an important factor behind new high-definition TV set purchases, with nearly three-fourths of people who plan to buy a new television stating they want a browser built into their set, a new survey…
HD programming picks for Jan. 15-21: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Lost,” “Lie to Me” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) Thurs., Jan. 15, 9 p.m.: Grissom is on the case for the last time as William Petersen’s tenure on “CSI” draws…
Comedy Central Goes HD Comedy Central has made the move to high definition on Cablevision, with HD coverage reaching Cox and DirecTV viewers by the end of the month, TelevisionWeek reported. The HD channel will make available the last 30…
Google launched a self-serve video creation feature for its Internet-based TV ad-buying system via a deal with online advertising service SpotMixer, the companies announced today. The SpotMixer technology lets Google AdWords customers produce their commercials on a do-it-yourself basis using…
Like, gag me with a spoon: The “Gossip Girl” spinoff is going ’80s. Warner Bros. TV insiders confirm that the much-discussed “Gossip” spinoff will revolve around the character of Lily van der Woodsen. But instead of focusing on the grown-up…