Jim Tellus dead at 47
WTHR-TV (NBC) Indianapolis reports the sudden death of President and General Manager Jim Tellus at age 47. He died Monday night while attending a...
Bravo picks up 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'
Bravo has these SERIES PICK UPS:MIAMI SOCIAL CLUB (wt)This new docu-series follows Miami's social elite –a glamorous circle where money, hard work, status and...
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" returns to Bravo; adds 5th night
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" returns for season 3 with last season's complete cast intact – Kandi Burruss, Lisa Wu Hartwell, NeNe Leakes, Sheree...
'Jessica Simpson' talks about weight and love w/ ‘David Letterman’
Singer Jessica Simpson talks about the media’s speculation about her weight and also addresses questions about her love life, on the LATE SHOW with...
Iger keeping ABC options open
To read some of the headlines, you’d think that Disney CEO Bob Iger had announced plans to get rid of the ABC Television Network....
WISH-TV to debut “Indy Style”
LIN TV’s WISH-TV Indianapolis will premiere a home-brewed one-hour daily, LIVE, local, lifestyle-focused talk show dubbed “Indy Style.” Fresh and in step with today’s...
Meredith exec schools legislators on retransmission
Television group executive Paul Karpowicz fired off a letter to the leaders of each Capitol Hill Commerce Committee explaining the broadcast stance on the retransmission consent
Moody’s expects to see more retrans battles
In the aftermath of the retransmission consent fight in New York which pulled WABC-TV off Cablevision’s systems for 21 hours, Moody’s Investors
Week 24: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
With the Academy Awards on ABC and “American Idol” on Fox dominating the TV ratings, the best cable/satellite networks could do in the past...
Another Fox win
As usual, "American Idol" carried Fox to victory on Tuesday. Week two of "Parenthood" was down for NBC. "Melrose Place" returned to the CW,...
AHIP commits $1M for television defense of insurers
The White House has taken direct aim at the health insurance business as it tries to keep health care reform alive in one form or another. And health insurers are mobilizing under the auspices of
‘Jay Leno’ Tuesday; trailed ‘Letterman’ in metered-market households
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.2/8 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (3.5/9) while topping ABC's "Nightline (2.7/) and...
NBC Tuesday; ‘The Biggest Loser: Couples’ wins at #2 w/ 18-49
From 8-10 p.m., "The Biggest Loser: Couples" averaged a 3.0/8 in 18-49 and 7.9 million viewers overall. "Biggest Loser" ranked #2 in its highly...
CBS’s w/ ‘NCIS’ wins Tuesday viewers; 2nd in key demos
"NCIS" Delivers an Audience of 19.5 Million Viewers Opposite "American Idol""NCIS: Los Angeles" Wins Time Period in Viewers and Adults 25-54, Posting Week-to-Week Gains...
“Spartacus” filming on hold, Andy Whitfield treated for cancer
“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” star Andy Whitfield announced that he has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and will begin treatment immediately in New Zealand,...