“When the six jury members in the George Zimmerman trial went in for deliberation, three were for acquittal, one was for second-degree murder and two were for the manslaughter charge, one of those jury members told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on…
Starting this fall, cable channel BET will televise episodes of an ABC hit "just eight days after they premiere on ABC, under an unusual syndication deal announced on Monday," reports Brian Stelter of The New York Times. The series is ABC’s…
It looks as though an infusion of advertising money is headed television’s way. Advertising Age reports that TV stations nationwide can expect to see about $500 million in advertising money as the political fight over the Affordable Care Act heats…
The broadcast networks were mostly mired below the 1.0 barrier in the key 18-49 demo Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights, as the broadcast nets’ summer ratings doldrums continued. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network that made the most of the…
"Asiana Airlines Inc. said a California television station ‘seriously damaged’ the carrier’s reputation by broadcasting incorrect [prankl] names of the pilots on its jet that crashed in San Francisco on July 6, 2013," reports Bloomberg. The story says Asiana has "decided…
ABC Family has named a new vice president, original programming. The cable channel announced today that the job is going to Kelly Goode. Making the announcement was Kate Juergens, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development and Chief Creative Officer,…
Barbara Walters has put to rest months of rumors and speculation, making the official announcement today that Jenny McCarthy has been named as the new co-host of ABC’s "The View." McCarthy has been on the show 17 times, including eight…
The good news is that the Twinkie is back. The bad news: It’s not the same. The Associated Press reports that the company that now owns the Hostess brand has tinkered with the Twinkie, and the new version is smaller….
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced today that it has locked up deals for a broadcast weekend off-net window for “Rizzoli & Isles” in 95% of the country for a fall 2015 premiere. Ken Werner, President, and Rick Meril, Executive…
Al Jazeera America, which is readying for its launch next month, announced the hiring of a veteran of TV news operations including CNN, CBS News and ABC News. The channel named Sheila MacVicar as a correspondent for the prime-time current…