-
Now that "Inglourious Basterds" has taken in an impressive $38.1 million in its opening weekend and looks like it's going to be a huge hit, the Weinstein Co. should be poised to collect a nice check from CBS Corp.'s pay...
-
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “Brothers and Sisters” were among the honorees in television categories announced at Saturday’s presentation of the 20th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. The Gay and *** Alliance Against Defamation holds annual ceremonies in multiple cities in order to recognize those...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Mon, Apr 20 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Showtime, CBS, Desperate Housewives, Univision, Brothers and Sisters, The L Word, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kathy Griffin, GLAAD Media Awards, The New Adventures of Old Christine, FunnyOrDie, Bishop Gene Robinson, Prop 8 The Musical, Aquí y Ahora
-
Showtime has renewed “The Tudors” for a fourth season, which will serve as the show’s final season. The series is expected to return for its fourth season in spring 2010. The 10-episode season will chronicle King Henry VIII’s last two wives, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr, and his descent into madness...
-
HBO’s shrink drew a lot of people to the couch Sunday night, but not as many as Showtime got for “The Tudors.” The first two episodes of the new season of HBO’s “In Treatment” drew an average of 657,000 viewers in their premiere airings, up 137% from last season’s average of 277,000. Meanwhile, the season...
-
Showtime Networks will unveil a new interactive TV (ITV) application at the NCTA Cable Show, which runs April 1-3 in Washington, D.C. The Showtime Marketing Application uses ITV to ease selection and ordering for viewers. The technology will allow viewers to access custom video segments and to upgrade...
-
Showtime has renewed “The United States of Tara” for a second season. The series will start production this summer on season two, which is expected to premiere with 12 new episodes in early 2010. Diablo Cody will continue to serve as a writer and executive producer alongside Steven Spielberg, Justin...
-
Ken Lowe, Scripps Interactive board chairman, president and CEO, and WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell will be honored by the Paley Center for Media at its annual gala in New York. Proceeds from the Feb. 24 gala, at Cipriani 42nd in Manhattan, will go to the Paley Center and its public and industry...
-
Cablevision is adding 15 premium channels to its iO TV high-definition lineup, including HD channels from HBO, Showtime, Encore, Cinemax and Starz, the company announced Wednesday. The new channels arrive hot on the heels of the removal of Voom HD’s 15 channels from the cable system in late January....
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Thu, Jan 22 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Cable, Digital, Showtime, HBO, HD, Cablevision, Starz, iO TV, Cinemax, Encore
-
Showtime’s Sunday night premiere of “The United States of Tara” outpaced the series premieres of other original series for the cable network, including “Californication,” “Dexter,” “The Tudors” and “Weeds.” “Tara’s” telecast at 10 p.m. drew 881,000 viewers. On-demand viewing leading up to the premiere...
-
Showtime Networks has made the premiere of its new original series “United States of Tara” available on more than 100 platforms. The season premieres of “The L Word” and “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” also will be made available on participating platforms day-and-date with their Jan. 18 Showtime premieres...
-
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...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Sun, Jan 11 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, FX, Showtime, Fox, TNT, ABC, HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC Family, The CW, Print Edition, CMT, A&E
-
The intuitive displays and Web connectivity of the iPhone are influencing the design of television sets. Some of the biggest and flashiest TV displays at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week seemed to channel the spirit of the iPhone, and the new gadgets reflect another step toward the...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Sun, Jan 11 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Digital, Showtime, CBS, Print Edition, Sony, Bravia, Yahoo, Apple, iPhone, CES, Anne Sweeney
-
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...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Sun, Jan 4 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, FX, Showtime, ABC, HBO, NBC, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Mad Men, AMC, Chuck, 30 Rock, Print Edition, Friday Night Lights, Comedy Central, The Shield, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, True Blood, Dexter, Critics Poll
-
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...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Fri, Dec 19 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Showtime, HBO, CBS, NBC, Pushing Daisies, How I Met Your Mother, Katie Couric, Print Edition, Heroes, Rachel Maddow, WGA, The Jay Leno Show, Stike, Reality TV
-
Showtime’s Golden Globe nominated series “Dexter” concluded its third season on Sunday with the most viewers the network has had for a series since the ratings system changed in 2004. The “Dexter” finale drew 1.5 million viewers at 9 p.m., with another 491,000 tuning in to a replay at 11 p.m. Another...