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Has Demand for Broadcast TV Inventory Already Topped Out? Looking at a flat upfront

While it will be a number of weeks before the networks will be able to accurately count the house, insiders suggest the 2013-14 upfront is likely to be a bit…

April 21, 2013, 11:40 PM EDT

TNT Tips Off NBA Playoffs With Rihanna Turner net preps big promo push

With the curtain set to go up on the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Turner Sports is priming the promotional pump with a little help from Rihanna and the Crossroads of the…

April 19, 2013, 5:55 PM EDT

Nascar Goes All-In With Green Initiative New O&M spot to bow during Fox’s STP 400

As part of an ongoing eco-friendly initiative, Nascar on Sunday will roll out a new spot designed to illustrate how its drivers and corporate partners are chipping in to help…

April 19, 2013, 2:20 PM EDT

Time Warner App Brings Apple Users 'TV Everywhere' Mobile offerings include 11 national networks, video on demand

Time Warner Cable is offering live, out-of-home TV for the first time on its TWC TV app for Apple mobile devices, according to Bloomberg. Content is only available to subscribers…

April 17, 2013, 10:29 AM EDT

Jeff Zucker Poaches Exec From Katie Couric's Talk Show The latest of many off-camera changes at Katie and shifts at CNN

CNN Worldwide's Jeff Zucker has poached Michael Bass, a co-executive producer for Katie Couric's Disney-ABC talk show, which formerly employed Zucker and in which he still has ownership interests, according…

April 15, 2013, 11:03 AM EDT

That’s So Raven: A Sneak Peek at The Following’s Transmedia Experiment Fox lures fans of the killer drama into a web of fear

Because even Poe-obsessed serial killers need friends, Fox is giving fans of its dastardly drama The Following a shot at buddying up with murder-happy mastermind Joe Carroll. Beginning Monday, visitors to…

April 12, 2013, 4:06 PM EDT

March Madness Boosts CBS, Time Warner Stock NCAA tourney networks secured $875 million in ad revenue

Louisville’s Rick Pitino was perhaps the biggest winner in this year’s NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament, becoming the first head coach to win a National Championship at two different…

April 11, 2013, 5:57 PM EDT

No Love Lost for New NBC Dating Show Ready for Love bows to 3.67 million viewers and a 1.5 in the dollar demo

With just six weeks to go before the 2012-13 broadcast season comes to a shuddering halt, one of the last remaining premieres has exploded on the launch pad. According to Nielsen…

April 10, 2013, 3:32 PM EDT

Hannibal Star Hugh Dancy Requires White Noise For the baby, of course

Specs Who Hugh Dancy Age 37 Accomplishments Stars on NBC’s Hannibal as Special Agent Will Graham (Thursdays, 10 p.m.); recently appeared on Showtime’s The Big C and in the films Hysteria and…

April 10, 2013, 6:47 AM EDT

A+E Sales Boss Mel Berning Takes on Broadcast Bullies More unscripted to come

If you’re a big investor in TV inventory, Mel Berning would like a word about his broadcast competition. “They’re 10 percent off on supply,” said Berning, A+E Networks’ president of…

April 7, 2013, 11:16 PM EDT

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