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Extent of NBC Affiliate Losses Due to Leno Show Calculated at Tens of Millions

A research firm calculated the financial losses among NBC’s affiliates as a result of dropping news ratings caused by a low “Jay Leno Show” lead-in, and said the damage could have been collectively $22 million, the Associated Press reports. Harmelin…

George Clooney to Host Telethon for Haiti To Be Seen on All MTV Networks

Actor George Clooney will host a telethon airing next week on all the MTV channels to raise money to help victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake, Roger Friedman’s Showbiz411 reports. Clooney said he is trying to get his celebrity friends…

Only One U.S. Automaker Has Bought a Super Bowl Ad; Four Imports Will Have Spots in Program

Only one U.S. automaker has bought a spot in the Super Bowl, according to reports from TVWeek sibling publications Automotive News and adage.com. Dodge will be joining import automakers Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen with ads in the TV show that…

Cable Network Buys Commercial Time in Super Bowl

A spot in the Super Bowl, which will be seen on CBS this year, has been bought by a cable network, Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News reports. The spot, which will run at the end of the second quarter just prior to…

Guess Which Cable Network Ad Executives Said They’d Most Likely Increase Ad Buying On in 2010

Results are now in from the latest Beta Research survey of ad executives. The survey took place August to October 2009 amongest 226 advertising media professionals–including 151 from ad agencies and 75 from advertisers–each asked which basic cable nets the ad folks were going…

Fox Affiliates Lukewarm on Wanting Conan O’Brien for Latenight

A number of Fox affiliate executives told B&C that they’re lukewarm on the idea of having Conan O’Brien do a latenight show for the network, if he decides to leave NBC. The affiliate executives said their stations are locked into…

Super Bowl Ad Prices Drop for Only Second Time Ever

Prices for ads in the Super Bowl dropped for only the second time ever, due to the economic slump, the Associated Press reports, citing TNS Media Intelligence. TNS said 30-second spots during next month’s game, airing on CBS, are going…

Back to Basics: NBC Returning to Traditional Upfront

Armed with its new mantra "Back to Basics," NBC Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin announced that the network will abandon its highly touted "Infront" ad presentation of recent years and return to a traditional Upfront presentation. The date will be Monday,…

NBC to Lose Money on Winter Olympics

Rising license fees mean NBC Universal will lose money on the Winter Olympics this year, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol said Sunday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Ebersol said that sales had recently taken off, after a slow…

Sony Onboard With ESPN’s 3D Channel

The day after announcing a collaboration with Discovery and IMAX for a 3D network, Sony has agreed to be the official sponsor on the upcoming ESPN 3D channel, reports B&C. Sony will be the exclusive sponsor of ESPN’s 3D coverage of 13…