Wednesday night ratings slumped for the top summer reality shows, with Fox’s leader “So You Think You Can Dance” and NBC’s runner-up “Last Comic Standing” both down a smidgeon from last week. Fox won the night with a 3.5 rating…
To better compete with YouTube, MySpace today relaunched its video section as MySpaceTV, located at www.myspacetv.com. The renamed site will operate as a beta product for now and will serve as the primary destination for video on MySpace. MySpaceTV includes…
News Corp. and NBC Universal named a veteran of Amazon.com to head their online video joint venture. Jason Kilar was named CEO of the unnamed venture, which will distribute content from NBC, Fox and other sources via sites including AOL,…
David Madden has renewed his contract as executive VP of scripted programming at Fox Television Studios. Mr. Madden is responsible for helping Fox Studios land three series on major cable networks this year – “The Riches” on FX, “Burn Notice”…
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HD Broadcasts Due Next Year
HD programming picks for June 28-July 4: “A Prairie Home Companion,” “Idlewild,” “Blind Horizon” — “A Prairie Home Companion” (HBO HD). Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m.: Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep, among others, do their own singing in the HD…
The Nielsen Co. is getting in your pocket, as the consumer research company announced today an agreement to acquire Telephia, the leading provider of syndicated consumer research in telecom and mobile media markets. The agreement puts Nielsen’s foot in the…
ABC has given a belated renewal to veteran comedy “According to Jim,” sources close to the deal said. The network has ordered 18 episodes as a midseason replacement. The decision comes more than a month after the network’s upfront presentation,…
NBC’s “ER” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and HBO Films’ “Longford” were among the shows that took home writing awards at the 33rd Humanitas Prizes ceremony, held Tuesday at the Hilton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. The Humanitas…