Category: Networks
The Day Cable TV Overtook Broadcast TV
November 16th, 2009That day is likely later this week when its rumored that Comcast will seal the deal in buying up a controlling interestin NBC. Remember the days when the broadcast networks like NBC, CBS and ABC looked down on the emerging cable networks? Not anymore.… more »
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NBC Worth a Lot of Money
November 9th, 2009So how much is a television network worth? If you're NBC, you're worth about $30 billion. Not bad for a network in last place. But according to sources who talked to The Hollywood Reporter, a joint venture between Comcast and NBC Universal places the… more »
Oprah to Quit Her Show?
November 5th, 2009Oprah Winfrey, who is conquering the world piece by piece, may be quitting her current syndicated show to start her own network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (of course it will have her name in it).
Deadline Hollywood's Nikke Finke is reporting that Oprah… more »
Travel Channel Up for Sale
October 30th, 2009Cox Communications is planning to sell the Travel Channel, and it may be asking up to a whopping billion dollars for the network.
The channel is best known for rather disgusting "Man V. Food" (pictured above, which believe it or not, I love to watch),… more »
Create a Character for "The Simpsons"
October 16th, 2009How would you like to be a "Simpsons" animator? Fox is givng you the chance with a new contest. From their press release: For 20 years, the artists and writers of THE SIMPSONS have lovingly labored to create a memorable mix of characters that have… more »
NBC Gets "More Colorful"
August 31st, 2009When you're in last place in the ratings, things get desperate. NBC, which has been scraping the cellar for some time, is changing its branding slightly. Harkening back to the days when programs were "brought to you in living color," the peacock networ… more »
Summer TV At All-Time High
August 28th, 2009This was the summer that people turned to TV - cable television, not the broadcast networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The average person watched more than 32 hours of television per week this summer, up from 29.8 in 2004, according to a Tur… more »
Ready for the WWE Channel?
August 25th, 2009World Westling Entertainment showman, Vince McMahon, wants to create his own WWE cable channel. And why not? "Raw" apparently draws more than 5 million viewers weekly and all wresting shows average 16 million sets of eyes every week, according to this… more »
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