"’Bethenny,’ the one-hour daily talk show hosted by Bethenny Frankel, has been cleared in over 97% of the country following an incredibly successful six-week summer test on select Fox-owned stations," Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced. The announcement continues: "The…
President Barack Obama will host the cast and crew of NBC’s new comedy "1600 Penn" for a screening at the White House, reports Deadline.com. The screening, slated for today — Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 — will end a day of…
CBS, which will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, said it sold out of its commercial time for the game, Advertising Age reports. That is, unless an advertiser wants to pay up much more than the average price of…
While DVD sales and rental revenue declined last year, spending on film and television streaming jumped sharply, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Streaming revenue jumped to $2.3 billion in 2012 from $1.6 billion the previous year, according to…
An interview with Lance Armstrong by Oprah Winfrey will be broadcast Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, on a special editon of "Oprah’s Next Chapter" on OWN, the network says. Interestingly, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, in a blog entry published…
"Dish Network Corp. made an unsolicited bid to buy wireless broadband operator Clearwire Corp. for $5.15 billion, besting Sprint Nextel Corp.’s buyout offer and setting up a potential takeover battle," reports the Denver Post. Says the Bloomberg version of the…
Teaming for a new drama project at ABC are high-profile feature film director Brett Ratner ("Tower Heist," "Rush Hour") and Barry Schindel, producer of “Law & Order” and “Castle," Deadline.com reports. The project, “Tomorrow,” is “a high-concept law enforcement procedural…
Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly gave an insight-filled presentation Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour, admitting that the network “screwed up” with its low-rated fall lineup, Deadline.com reports. Other topics included friction between Fox and NBC, the need…
Upstart digital TV distributor Aereo has raised another $38 million and has announced plans to expand into 22 cities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Barry Diller and other investors — including Highland Capital Partners — are re-upping on their initial…