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...