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NowThis News Attracts High-Profile Supporters Will introduce sponsored video content

Coming soon to NowThis News: native ads and big-name investors. The New York-based startup, which describes itself as a mobile-centric news outlet for millennials, plans this summer to introduce sponsored video…

May 20, 2013, 10:03 PM EDT

It’s Official: Deborah Turness Named President of NBC News U.K. news sets sail for New York on August 5

A little more than a week after word began circulating that ITV News editor Deborah Turness was on the verge of being named president of NBC News, Pat Fili-Krushel made…

May 20, 2013, 11:57 AM EDT

The 5 Time Slot Showdowns Will Look Like This Which newcomers will survive?

Now that the Tetris tiles of the 2013–14 TV schedule have dropped into place, a number of intriguing programming showdowns await. With 51 new scripted series slated to premiere in…

May 19, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT

Our Picks for the 5 Best and 5 Worst New TV Shows From Joss Whedon to Seth MacFarlane

THE FIVE BEST … As cable siphons off GRPs like a fat kid sucking YooHoo through a Krazy Straw, broadcasters have countered with manic fits of development. Among the best: (1) Resurrection…

May 19, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT

USA Today Takes Its Ad Meter Beyond the Super Bowl Sees room to expand

Ad Meter: It’s not just for Super Bowl ads anymore. USA Today is expanding its Super Bowl ad-rating platform to other categories of sports media. Ad Meter: The Year in…

May 19, 2013, 11:08 PM EDT

Is Cable Finally Getting Parity With Broadcast? Both are changing

On Monday, top executives at both NBC and Fox upfronts did something you don’t usually see in a network presentation. They admitted they weren’t happy with their product, either. “We…

May 19, 2013, 11:07 PM EDT

Michael J. Fox Explains How His New TV Comedy Mirrors His Real Life His Parkinson's is in full view

Like most sentient Americans, NBC is a huge Michael J. Fox fan, and the network demonstrated as much last summer when it outmaneuvered its broadcast competition by way of a…

May 19, 2013, 11:06 PM EDT

This Is What We Saw at the TV Upfronts This Year And here's what it looked like

In trying to gauge the health of the TV ad sales market, one can opt to discard macroeconomic data on the GDP and spreadsheets on scatter rates. In fact, look…

May 19, 2013, 11:05 PM EDT

NBCUniversal Expands Licensing Deal With Amazon Will add more content to Instant and Kindle

NBCUniversal will bring a broader range of content to Amazon Instant, TechCrunch reported. The network has expanded its licensing deal with Amazon to include the shows Covert Affairs, Defiance, Grimm, Hannibal…

May 17, 2013, 12:32 PM EDT

Ad-Supported App to Bring CW Programming to Apple TV Net also announces new interactive digital channel

The CW Network will bring its programming to Apple TV with a new, ad-supported app, Deadline reported. The CW will be the first network to make its content available directly…

May 17, 2013, 12:06 PM EDT

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