Twitter in TV deal

Twitter confirms that it has a development deal with Reveille Productions and Brillstein Entertainment for a potential reality TV show. However, Twitter insists that it is a “lightweight

“The Wendy Williams Show” gearing up for launch

The Wendy Williams Show will have one of daytime's most impressive Emmy-winning teams when the series launches in national syndication on Monday, July 13th.The...

“Real Housewives of DC” in development

Bravo announced that a spin-off of its hit docu-series franchise "The Real Housewives," is in development, this time set in the influential metropolitan region...

CBS reruns win Memorial Day

The holiday lineup of scripted reruns on CBS still beat the Monday reality offerings of ABC in the 18-49 demo – with the other...

Syndi ducks stay in a row

This week's chart looks so much like last week's that we had to double-check to make sure it was actually new. Yep."Jeopardy" and "Oprah"...

SAG battling continues through balloting

The Screen Actors Guild – at least, the faction with a majority on the National Board – is promoting a “yes” vote on SAG’s pending contract with the Hollywood

Politics goes multi-platform in Virginia

Three people are running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Virginia – but four companies are teaming up in a unique multi-platform partnership to...

Ion gets cash for reorg operations

A federal bankruptcy judge has given Ion Media Networks the OK to use its cash on hand and access $25 million of new funding...

News sharing in DC

The NBC/Fox local news video sharing arrangement in Washington, DC has expanded. It’s now a threesome.NBC Local Media and the Fox Television Stations announced...

Watchdog disturbed by Idol finale

The Parents Television Council thinks Fox’s “American Idol” is generally a source of good wholesome family entertainment, but says this year’s final episode went over the line. The controversy

All DTV, all the time as countdown begins

With three weeks to go before analog over-the-air television makes its final curtain call, the NAB has spots ready to go for stations still operating in analog to count down to the deadline. The goal is to

Johnson's TV net still on track

Ion Media Networks, the company with which BET founder and former CEO Robert Johnson has partnered to create a new Urban TV network, has...

Fox dances to a Thursday win

Fox and "So You Think You Can Dance" towered over the mostly repeat competition on the first night of TV summer averaging a 3.4...

CBA presses for carriage

Responding to the FCC’s annual video competition report, the Community Broadcasters Association argues that low power television stations need mandatory carriage in order to...

Univision celebrates best season ever

While three of the Big Four English-language networks posted year-over-year ratings declines for the 2008-2009 television season, Spanish specialist Univision is celebrating big gains...