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FX Chief Says There Could Be 500 Scripted Series Airing By 2017

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One year after coining the phrase "peak TV" to describe the overwhelming amount of TV available on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf [...]


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ABC Drops Its TGIT Thursday Night Branding Until Scandal Returns in January

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Channing Dungey has been ABC Entertainment president for just six months, but she's already mastered an essential element of the job: Keep your network's most important producer happy.

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Mariah Carey’s Diva Act—And Surprising Sense of Humor—Could Be a Big Hit for E!

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Most panels at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour in L.A. have been a fairly sedate affair, but "sedate" has never been a word associated with Mariah Carey. So [...]

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Advertisers Beware: Audiences Are Taking Longer Than Ever to Watch TV Shows

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Advertising is still sold based on the number of viewers within three or seven days of an episode airing, but audiences are taking their sweet old time when it comes [...]

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Despite All the Problems in Rio, Ratings for the Olympics Could Be the Highest Ever

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Three days before the Rio Olympics are set to kick off, NBC execs are keeping their fingers crossed that their coverage will be focused more on the athletes and competition, [...]

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NBC Says Broadcast TV Is Thriving, Even as It Works on a Streaming Strategy

Convergent TV

NBC execs say their momentum proves that broadcast networks are still thriving. But that isn't stopping them from putting together an enhanced streaming offering to attract non-linear audiences.