MLB Network Readies for January Launch
CEO Petitti Choosing Logo, Talent, Staff
In Depth
The Insider: A Cool Night in ‘Fringe’ City
Does the Cast Know Where the Show Is Going?
Column: Can Buzz Lift ‘Gemini Division’?
NBC’s high-profile Web series “Gemini Division” is technically in a “soft launch” until Labor Day, but the network already has stirred up a flurry of online buzz for the show. It raises the question as to whether buzz is enough…
News Teams Improvise for Hurricane Gustav
With a major hurricane moving toward New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf Coast, CBS News anchor Katie Couric is departing the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., while other TV and cable networks shuffle anchors and correspondents to cover the…
How ‘The Shield’ Changed Cable TV
FX Series Starts Last Season After Rocking Cable, Advertising
Chiklis, Landgraf, Ryan Ride Final ‘Shield’
FX Taking Steps to Pull in Fans
Commendations for ‘The Shield’
Award nominations, with winners in bold 2002 Emmy, lead actor in a drama* (Michael Chiklis) Emmy, writing for a drama series* (Shawn Ryan) Emmy, directing for a drama series* (Clark Johnson) Television Critics Association, individual achievement in drama* (Michael Chiklis)…
CNN Tops All Rivals for DNC Coverage
CNN assembled a whopping audience of nearly 8.06 million viewers during the hour dominated by candidate Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday night, beating all its cable and broadcast competition, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. Every TV outlet…
Record 38 Million Watched Obama Speech on 10 Networks
Sen. Barack Obama’s historic speech Thursday, accepting the presidential nomination during the Democratic National Convention, brought in 38 million viewers across 10 networks, setting a convention record. Last night’s speech bested its closest competitor, day four of the 1992 DNC,…
FremantleMedia’s Carter, Frank to Keynote Mipcom 2008
Gary Carter, president of Creative Networks and chief operating officer of FremantleMedia’s FMZ, and Web content creator Ze Frank will give a joint keynote address at Mipcom 2008 on Oct. 14. Their keynote, “A Million Dying Flowers: Popularity, the Network…