Conan O’Brien Tuesday welcomed the news of Jay Leno’s decision to host a 10 p.m. show for NBC, calling it a “happy ending.” “I’ve known about this for a while,” Mr. O’Brien said Tuesday during a taping of his current…
Now that the what-will-he-do drama is over, Jay Leno seems eager to begin the next chapter in his TV career. In an exclusive interview with TelevisionWeek Monday night, just hours before NBC made his new deal official, Mr. Leno seemed…
A leading ad buyer says NBC’s decision to put Jay Leno into the 10 p.m. time slot is a sign of the times, reflecting the erosion of broadcast audiences, the effects of the digital video recorder and NBC’s strategy of…
Co-President Harold Akselrad has decided to leave HBO after 25 years, the network announced Tuesday. Mr. Akselrad recently concluded negotiations with several of the studios that supply the pay cable network with theatrical movies. “After 25 years, I am grateful…
What if online video was more like Amazon or Netflix? Imagine video-centric sites like Hulu or NBC.com actively recommending videos just for you. It might not be that far off, because the future of online programming could get a lot…
The host of “The Jay Leno Show” doesn’t expect to beat first-run versions of the scripted dramas it will compete with at 10 p.m. weeknights starting in fall 2009. He doesn’t have to, said Marc Graboff, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment…
After eliminating about 20 jobs in late October, Web studio ManiaTV has hired six new employees, according to a report in The Washington Post. Two of the new hires are replacements in VP posts for business development and sales, the…
Fox Business Network is expected to announce this afternoon a new distribution deal, representing some 2 million digital subscribers to Cox Cable in several major markets, TelevisionWeek has learned. The deal, which takes effect Jan. 1, will raise the 14-month-old…