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The 2009 TV Critics Association summer press tour is a firm go, though a couple of broadcast networks are cutting back their time commitment to the event. TCA President Dave Walker Tuesday told members that the summer powwow will run July 28 though Aug. 8, with cable kicking off the 12-day media event...
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In an unexpected development, Fox Broadcasting Chairman Peter Liguori is leaving the network, stepping down as part of a restructuring that will give Tony Vinciquerra full control of News Corp.’s TV networks business. Replacing Mr. Liguori will be Peter Rice, who had been president of Fox Searchlight...
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Another TV network is trying to get advertisers to pay more money for shows that have fewer commercials. After News Corp.'s Fox launched sci-fi drama "Fringe" this past fall with fewer TV ads behind it, A&E Networks' Bio Channel will test a similar concept with a new variety show...
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More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it was President Obama’s first State of the Union...
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Peter Chernin will be stepping down as president and chief operating officer of News Corp. when his contract expires on June 30, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch announced this afternoon. The company said that News Corp.’s Los Angeles-based Fox businesses will report directly to Mr. Murdoch when Mr...
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News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is departing the company, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TelevisionWeek today. Mr. Chernin has held his position at the company since 1996, and his current contract is due to expire at the end of June. Mr. Chernin joined...
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Channeling Larry King once again… CNBC's Rick Santelli Rick Santelli, the CNBC blowhard who moronically lashed out at President Obama’s mortgage rescue plan last week in a much-publicized rant , certainly had every right to speak his mind as he did. And I have every right to never watch CNBC again...
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NBC beat ABC and Fox as the most-watched broadcast network in the hour leading up to and including President Barack Obama’s inauguration oath and speech. CNN topped the cable networks during the oath of office. During 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, NBC drew 11.5 million viewers and scored a 4.0...
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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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Fox drew the highest ratings among the networks that show NFL football for the second consecutive year. Fox said its NFL games averaged a 10.5 Nielsen household rating and a 22 share CBS’s Sunday games drew a 10 ratings and 21 share. Fox’s Sunday afternoon rating also beat the 10.2/16 NBC drew with its...
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For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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The National Association of Broadcasters is issuing a warning to policy makers and Congress about the potential impact of ESPN’s winning exclusive rights to air most of the Bowl Championship Series. The new deal takes much of the series off broadcast TV and moves it to basic cable. In a policy statement...
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ESPN has outbid Fox for the rights to most of the major end-of-season college bowl games,b including the BCS Championship game. The $500 million, four-year deal puts the football games on cable for the first time. College football becomes one of the few major sports to have its championship decided on...
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An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million who watched Election Night on 10 networks in 2004...
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As more glamorous teams from bigger markets got knocked out of baseball’s playoffs, Fox Sports President Ed Goren began singing the praises of the City of Brotherly Love. SWINGTOWN Jimmy Rollins and the Philadelphia Phillies earned a spot in the World Series by defeating the Dodgers in the NLCS. “Philadelphia...