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NBC Universal is partnering with Sony Computer Entertainment America to offer Universal Studios Home Entertainment movies and NBC Universal television shows on the PlayStation Network. The films and TV programs will be available for purchase via download on PlayStation3 and PSP systems in the U.S. Movie...
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“Lost” led the way at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films’ 35th annual Saturn Awards nominations. The ABC show received 11 nominations, followed by “Heroes” with six nominations and “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” with four nominations apiece...
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After spending much of the past decade trying to push the envelope creatively, network development executives are headed back to basics with their fall 2009 pilot rosters. Having been burned one too many times by shows that garnered critical acclaim but low Nielsen numbers—from “Arrested Development...
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While paid ads will get most of the attention during NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, network parent NBC Universal is hoping to steal its share of the big day’s big buzz with a well-orchestrated promotional blitz that will focus on virtually all units of the company. NBC’s network schedule...
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Sun, Jan 25 2009
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The people who get paid to watch TV probably would prefer to pretend the last four months never happened. Always a surly lot, the nation’s TV critics—whose semiannual press tour kicks into high gear this week in Los Angeles—are disappointed, if not downright angry, over what many believe to be one of...
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Sun, Jan 11 2009
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Is it over yet? Queen Elizabeth famously described 1992 as her “annus horribilis.” For the rest of us, including much of the TV industry, 2008 no doubt will merit a similar epitaph. The year began with the Writers Guild of America still on strike, and lots of bad reality shows filling in for much better...
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Fri, Dec 19 2008
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NBC will bid farewell to “ER” with a two-hour finale on March 12 at 9 p.m., the network said in its mid-season schedule announcement. New series “Kings” will start with a two-hour premiere March 19 at 9 p.m. before it settles into “ER’s” time slot March 26 at 10 p.m. The network’s mid-season push begins...
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This year’s November sweeps ratings period, buffeted by economic upheaval and declining statistical relevance to networks, saw ABC and CBS on top in adults 18-49 and total viewers, respectively. Only smaller networks The CW and MyNetworkTV avoided audience erosion in their target demographics. At press...
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Sun, Nov 30 2008
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When it comes to stories about the strange and unusual, nothing beats science fiction. Whether it’s exploring the mystery of life on other planets, in other dimensions or in our own backyards, this is one genre where there are no boundaries except the imagination. Because of that, sci-fi is also a genre...
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NBC hopes to weather the hurricane that is "American Idol" by pumping up its reality offerings in January. The network will go all-unscripted on Monday and much of Tuesday during the first month of 2009, according to a new schedule announced today. Mondays will be devoted to the recently announced...
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Tue, Nov 25 2008
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NBC is pulling the plug on its highly touted fall drama "My Own Worst Enemy" as well as sophomore hour "Lipstick Jungle." According to a person familiar with the situation, the network has decided not to order any additional episodes of the two shows, both of which are produced by...
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A new “Hero” has been chosen by the fans in NBC and Sprint’s “Create Your Hero” campaign. The character of Santiago was the winning hero, with more than 1 million fans voting in the contest. Santiago, played by Roberto Urbina, will star in an online live-action microseries titled “Heroes: Destiny.” The...
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There is a correlation between program type and the level of digital video recorder playback a show gets, according to a new analysis by a leading media agency. Steve Sternberg, executive VP at Magna Global, said nearly all action and sci-fi drama show above-average DVR playback so far that season. That...
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Thu, Nov 6 2008
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NBC Universal on Wednesday released new figures showing how its programming is being consumed on multiple platforms. NBC called its new metric the TAMi, or Total Audience Measurement Index. The network first sent out TAMis to show how the Olympics were viewed on multiple platforms. Now it plans to issue...
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The Writers Guild of America’s strike released its grip on Hollywood more than eight months ago, but its effects still are trickling through television. Several sophomore series whose first seasons were cut short by the work stoppage late last year are feeling the aftershocks of the strike now. Among...
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