It’s never too early to begin evaluating the new fall season on television. At media buyer Starcom USA, Senior VP Sam Armando has two simple methods for getting a quick read on which new programs are off to a successful…
Promax-BDA is launching the C4 Creative Clinic, a half-day event featuring information, discussion and presentations from some of the leaders in the marketing, promotion and design fields in local markets. The first clinic will be held in Toronto Nov. 19….
Daisy Whitney’s “New Media Minute”
The Federal Communications Commission is delaying a vote on taking steps to give low power stations a path toward becoming regular stations. A proposal to start an FCC rulemaking on the issue was removed today from the agenda of Wednesday’s…
Comedy Central has entered into a partnership with The Weinstein Company that gives the cable channel the broadcast premiere rights to TWC films including the upcoming “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” “Extreme Movie” and “The Hammer.” “The films in…
A shakeup at growth-challenged CBS-owned WBBM-TV in Chicago sends president and general manager Joe Ahern off to “pursue other opportunities” and replaces him with Bruno Cohen, who has been running KOVR-TV and KMAX-TV, the CBS-owned CBS and CW stations, respectively,…
Colin Callender, longtime head of HBO’s award-winning movie and miniseries operation, is leaving the network to set up his own entertainment and content company. The departure is the latest in a series of changes at the network since last year,…
Cablevision Systems Corp. will be adding five new HD channels to its iO TV digital cable roster, including MTV HD, VH1 HD, CMT HD, Fuse HD and NHL Network HD. The latest additions, scheduled to be rolled out between today…
The Sundance Channel has greenlit a second season of “Green Porno,” actress Isabella Rossellini’s series of nature shorts. Whereas the first season dealt with the mating habits of insects, the eight-episode sophomore season, which will premiere in April 2009 on…
The combination of fast-moving economic-crisis news and politics provided a big lift for cable news channels, particularly Fox News Channel, which was the most-watched basic cable channel in prime time and the second-most-watched channel for total day last week. National…