The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced today they have agreed to enter into formal talks and will meet at the negotiating table tomorrow at the Alliance’s headquarters in Encino, Calif. Both…
National Ratings for Week of Dec. 31, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Clemson-Auburn) ESPN 4.4 3.3 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Kentucky-Florida State) ESPN 3.4 2.5 Sun Bowl (South Florida-Oregon)…
Writers Guild Cancels Awards Show The Writers Guild of America West has shelved its Feb. 9 show unless the strike is over by then, Daily Variety reports. The writers still announced documentary and screenplay nominees earlier this week, and still…
“Law & Order: SVU,” “30 Rock” and “Dexter” were among the television nominees for the 58th annual American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards, which celebrate excellence in editing. The Eddies have added a reality television category for the first time this…
The Consumer Electronics Association reported that more than 130,000 industry professionals attended the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which concluded Jan. 10. The final attendance figure will be verified in May, but the initial estimate is down from…
Dave Barrington has left his job as senior VP, ad sales, for News Corp.’s MyNetwork TV. He is expected to join media buying agency MPG as director of media investment, replacing Bill McOwen, who moved to Starcom last year. There…
CBS Inc. President-CEO Leslie Moonves is “guardedly optimistic” that the writers strike will be over “in the next few months.” He said there are “some steps being taken to push that ahead,” but didn’t give any details about what those…
Globes Announcement Shaping Up “The 65th Annual Golden Globes Awards Announcement,” the official title for the Golden Globes since its reworking due to the writers strike, is settling on its plans, Daily Variety reports. “Access Hollywood” co-hosts Nancy O’Dell and…
The television industry will bounce back from its 2007 slump and post 11% revenue growth in 2008 with the help of a “potentially stellar” political advertising spending spree, BIA Financial Network predicted in a report. That would represent a 10-year…