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FX may have been one of the first cable channels to air award-winning original scripted drama, but its president, John Landgraf, thinks other networks are tempting fate by trying to cultivate too many original shows. The differing economics of cable and broadcast create risks for cable executives who...
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Cable’s FX has made a deal to license DreamWorks Animation motion pictures including “Monsters vs. Aliens,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.” The deal, made with distributor Paramount Pictures, includes all DreamWorks Animation releases through 2012, which would include “Shrek Goes Fourth...
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The second annual Television Academy Honors will celebrate eight programs from 2008 that demonstrate “television with a conscience” on April 30 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The eight programs had a significant impact on viewers regarding issues such as racial integration, adoption, gun control, sexual...
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Time Warner Cable launched Primetime On Demand today. The new channel features shows from the primetime lineups of broadcast and cable networks, including NBC, CBS, USA and FX. Among the shows available on the on-demand channel are “Heroes,” “The Biggest Loser,” “Knight Rider,” “CSI: Miami,” “Survivor...
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FX has ordered a sixth season of series “Rescue Me” from Sony Pictures Television. “Rescue Me” is set to start its 22-episode fifth season on April 7. The sixth-season order is for 18 episodes. The network also said that “Rescue Me” star Denis Leary will launch “The Rescue Me Comedy Tour” at New York...
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News Corp. took an $8.4 billion charge against earnings as the declining economy continues to take big bites out of media company valuations. As a result of the pre-tax, non-cash, impairment charge related to goodwill, News Corp., which owns , reported a second-quarter net loss of $6.4 billion, or $2...
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It’s tough times for much of the television business, but Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes likes the TV-production business. “We feel very good about the TV production business,” Mr. Bewkes said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call with analysts. “It’s a high-profit business...
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January may turn out to be the cruelest month for TV types this year, with a crush of broadcast and cable premieres threatening to forever change the rules of midseason launches. Networks, particularly on the broadcast side, have long considered the winter months somewhat safer havens for debuting shows...
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There’s a flood of new television programming poised to hit prime-time broadcast television this month compared to last year’s paltry, strike-reduced menu. But advertising buyers say they won’t be fooled by broadcast ratings that look comparatively good—or cable numbers that look bad. The strike-scarred...
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Tuesday night’s winter premiere of “Nip/Tuck” on FX was the most-watched telecast on basic cable for the night, with 3.1 million total viewers. It also was the top-rated show on cable for the night among viewers 18-49 (1.8 rating/5 share) and households (2.1/4), according to Nielsen Media Research. The...
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TV critics and Emmy voters don’t always see eye to eye, but when it comes to the delights of Don Draper, the two camps are completely copacetic. Avoiding any signs of a sophomore slump, AMC’s “Mad Men”—which in September snagged the drama series Emmy—soared to the top of TelevisionWeek ’s semiannual...
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FX has promoted Lance Reiss to vice president of marketing. Mr. Reiss will oversee media planning, vendor negotiations, online content distribution and day-to-day oversight of the marketing budget, in addition to managing FX’s relationship with media-buying agency Mediastorm. Mr. Reiss previously was...
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FX’s “Nip/Tuck” and “Damages” will return to the cable network in January. The fifth season of “Nip/Tuck” will start Jan. 6 at 10 p.m. with eight new episodes. The season will feature guest stars Sharon Gless, Portia de Rossi, AnnaLynne McCord, Bradley Cooper, John Schneider, Jennifer Coolidge, Morgan...
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FX said it has ordered a second 13-episode season of its original drama “Sons of Anarchy.” The network said the show has been its most consistent first-year drama since “Rescue Me” and has been averaging a cumulative audience of 5.4 million total viewers and 3.5 million adults 18 to 49 over its five...
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Despite big cable network viewership for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s speech, the premiere of FX’s new series “Sons of Anarchy” drew an encouraging 1.2 rating and 1.5 million viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The series, about a motorcycle gang, ranked third...