CW boss Mark Pedowitz weighs in on how Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex Girlfriend helped change the trajectory of the network, and where it’s headed now that both series are ending.
Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, will test Marvel’s power, the reach of the Star Wars galaxy and the magic of animated classics spanning more than 80 years, coupled with the new-found bulk provided by its acquisition of Fox Entertainment assets.
Full-Tilt SVOD Competition Ahead
Looking ahead to big streaming service launches this year from Apple, Disney and WarnerMedia, a panel of providers at the NAB Show said the overall market will likely keep growing but everyone competing in it had better be at the top of their game.
NBC’s New Amsterdam took a ratings hit Tuesday without This Is Usas a lead-in, and the debut of military drama The Code on CBS put up middling numbers. With its first episode in a month, New Amsterdam scored season lows in both adults 18-49 (0.7 rating) and total viewers (4.63 million).
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Charles Van Doren, the handsome scion of a prominent literary family, was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s, admitting that his performances had been rigged. He pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them. He spent the following decades largely out of the public eye. He was 93.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has appointed Stephanie Aaronson senior vice president, engagement. In this expanded role, she will work collaboratively across the organization and the public media system […]
Working behind and in front of the camera, women are changing the medium for the better.
On Tuesday, James Holzhauer won $110,914 on the syndicated game show. The previous record of $77,000 was set by Roger Craig in 2010. Tuesday’s win was the fourth consecutive victory for Holzhauer, whose winnings total more than $244,000. He will face two new challengers Wednesday.
CBS Dominates With Final Four, ACM Awards
This past week CBS averaged 8.6 million viewers in primetime. NBC was second with 4.6 million, ABC had 4.1 million, Fox had 2.5 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 630,000.
WNBJ Jackson Named LPTV Station Of Year
Waypoint Media’s Jackson, Tenn., NBC-CW affiliate is feted by the Advanced Television Broadcast Alliance for its programming, business acumen and local commitment.
Killing Eve made a killing in the ratings for its second-season premiere. The BBC America thriller, which grew its audience with every episode last season (after three days of delayed viewing), continued that trend Sunday as its second-season premiere was simulcast on sister network AMC. The premiere hit series highs across the board, topping 1 million viewers for an initial telecast for the first time.
CBS’s The Talk creator/EP Sara Gilbert announced at the top of Tuesday’s show she is leaving at the end of the season. The news comes a little more than two weeks after ABC announced it has ordered a second season of Roseanne spinoff The Conners.
Ronan Farrow is set to host the 78th Annual Peabody Awards. Additionally, the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors have announced this year’s 60 nominees across entertainment, news, podcasts, web and documentary categories.
Basketball Bounces Syndies Once Again
Family Feud joined Judge Judy and Dr. Phil as the trio of first-run gainers in the week ending March 31. Much of the rest of syndication was held back by March Madness preemptions.
NCAA Championship Dunks On ‘The Voice’
The NBC singing competition ties a series low opposite the culmination of March Madness. Virginia’s overtime victory over Texas Tech scored a 12.4 household rating in metered markets, a 20% improvement on last year’s title contest on TBS (10.3).
NEW YORK (AP) — There is always an asteroid, real or imagined, bearing down on Turner Classic Movies . Fears that something might befall the commercial-less bastion of classic Hollywood films aren’t […]
Liberty Puerto Rico and NBCUniversal Media said they reached an agreement that ends a weekend blackout of the local Telemundo station and 13 cable channels. The two companies said they were able to reach “a reasonable commercial agreement” that will return the NBCU content to Liberty customers on the island.
Traditional media companies will need to spend much more on programming in the coming years to compete with growing streaming competitors such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. All affect profit margins, according to analyst Brian Wieser, GroupM global president of business intelligence.
In a competitive situation, FX Networks has landed off-network rights to hit Fox animated series Family Guy, starting with its 16th (2017-18) season. It has also made an off-network deal for Bob’s Burgers, starting with the current ninth season. (The older seasons of both Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers remain on Turner’s Adult Swim/TBS for the time being.)
MASN, the regional sports network owned by the Baltimore Orioles, has stopped payouts to the Washington Nationals. The Orioles are now taking the position that MLB has an ownership or financial interest in its rival.
Fuse Media president and CEO Michael Schwimmer is stepping down. Schwimmer’s last day at Fuse will be April 12. Mike Roggero, COO-CFO of Fuse, has been named interim CEO.
ABC Entertainment and Fremantle announced Monday that actor and comedian Joel McHale will host Card Sharks, a suspenseful game where players can win a fortune on the turn of a single playing card. The show is set to air this summer on ABC.
