About 15% of U.S. television viewers still receive over-the-air analog broadcasts through their antennas four months before the switchover to all-digital broadcasts in February, and about a fifth of those will let those TVs go dark, ABI Research said in…
Alec Baldwin will join Robert Osborne as the new co-host of Turner Classic Movies’ “The Essentials.” He will begin his co-hosting duties in March, introducing each week’s movies. Mr. Baldwin previously participated in TCM’s “Guest Programmer” series and hosted the…
Online television network ManiaTV slashed 20 jobs, representing nearly 30% of the fledgling Web studio’s work force, the company announced today. The layoffs come as part of a reorganization at ManiaTV under which the company will rely on third-party producers…
BET acquired the first network TV window rights to three films from The Weinstein Co. Two of the films are about to be released theatrically: “Soul Men,” starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mack, and “Hurricane Season,” featuring…
Taking product placement to the college crowd, Ford Motor Co. is sponsoring a reality show on MTVU. The program, “The MTVU College 500,” features teams of students from different schools competing in a series of cross-country challenges with a $15,000…
Gospel Music Channel on Friday makes its entry into the unscripted reality world with a series called “Revolve: Rockin’ the Road.” The series targets teen viewers by focusing on four young women working with Women of Faith, the organization that…
London native Martin Cass paraphrases quintessential American writer Mark Twain when describing the situation at Carat, where he was named president of U.S. operations last week. Mr. Cass succeeds Scott Sorokin, who held the post for a little more than…
Most of the top shows in program ratings are also the top shows when measured by commercial ratings, the yardstick used by ad buyers to guarantee their spots are being seen by the number of viewers they bargained for. The…
CBS Interactive is expanding its original Web production with the scripted show “Novel Adventures,” slated to launch online in early November, the network announced today. Automaker Saturn will sponsor the series from creator Jonathan Prince, whose credits include “The Cleaner”…