The television turn-out for the vice presidential debate Thursday night between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin totaled 69.9 million viewers, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The lone debate between the two contenders was carried live…
Now that the U.S. government has gotten into the bailout business in a big way, is it too much to ask that Congress next consider legislation to shore up the small screen’s sorry sitcom industry? PACKING A PUNCH Syndication sales…
LIN TV pulled the signal for its local stations from Time Warner Cable systems in 11 markets after retransmission consent negotiations failed on Thursday. A Time Warner Cable spokeswoman said active talks continued Friday as the weekend approached. TV station…
ABC News Executive VP Dave Davis traveled to Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon to tell “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” staffers that Ian Cameron, the Washington senior producer for “World News” for seven years, is the new executive producer of the…
New TLC President Eileen O’Neill has hired fellow Planet Green veteran Amy Winter as senior VP of marketing-creative and operations. Ms. Winter will be part of the replacement for marketing Executive VP Regina DiMartino, who left the network shortly after…
The Biden-Palin vice-presidential debate Thursday night drew a bigger audience than last week’s debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, according to Nielsen Media Research. Nearly 45% of all households in Nielsen’s top 55 markets watched the debates,…
After the Screen Actors Guild’s negotiating committee passed an advisory motion to its national board seeking a strike authorization vote on Wednesday, Hollywood is waiting for the newly elected board to decide if a vote to strike will be held…
TheWB.com will premiere the original online unscripted series “High Drama: Against All Oz” and “Rich Girl, Poor Girl” on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, respectively. “Against All Oz” is a behind-the-scenes look at Cape Cod’s Barnstable High School production of…
Comics Ricky Gervais, John Pinette and Whoopi Goldberg are scheduled to appear for an event benefiting the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The second annual “Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation,” presented by the foundation and the…