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Cops Ousted by Fox After 25 Seasons, Moves to Spike TV Police reality show will have new episodes on guy-centric cable net

Cops, the great-granddaddy of the contemporary reality show, finally got its walking papers from the Fox broadcast network after 25 seasons, only to get picked up immediately by male-centric cable…

May 6, 2013, 5:51 PM EDT

USA Network: Show Me the Funny Drama heavy rolls the dice on a new genre or two

USA Network on May 16 will make an upfront pitch to advertisers that will emphasize sitcoms and reality shows. Network execs acknowledge the need to branch out from USA’s successful…

May 6, 2013, 11:47 AM EDT

These TV Pilots Look Like Sure Bets for Fall According to insiders

For all the talk about binge viewing, the most crucial period of TV time suckage doesn’t involve Johnny Lunchbox sawing through three seasons of Breaking Bad on Netflix. As part…

May 5, 2013, 11:09 PM EDT

Here's Our Scorecard for the 2013 NewFronts Bigger stars, sleeker venues, longer lines

The stars were bigger, the venues sleeker, the lines longer. Close to 20 companies from Yahoo to Blip hosted NewFronts last week, earning generally strong reviews. "If last year was…

May 5, 2013, 11:08 PM EDT

H. Jon Benjamin Preps for Bob’s Burgers Tour Actor talks up comedy junket, Battleship-playing chickens

West Coast fans of Bob’s Burgers take note: H. Jon Benjamin and the rest of the cast are bringing their inspired brand of comic instability to a town near you. In…

May 3, 2013, 3:43 PM EDT

Forecast: Scatter Sags, but There’s Light at the End of the Tunnel Magna Global report eyes 2014 rebound

The scatter market may not be as strong as media conglomerates are reporting, but according to Magna Global, things should begin to pick up speed over the next several months. In…

May 3, 2013, 1:57 PM EDT

House of Cards Star Corey Stoll Doesn't Bother With Cable Are you surprised?

Specs Who Corey Stoll  Age 37 Accomplishments Starred as Rep. Peter Russo (D-Pa.) on Netflix’s House of Cards; played Ernest Hemingway in Midnight in Paris; appearing in the films Glass Chin and Non-Stop, out…

May 2, 2013, 11:57 PM EDT

Marc Juris Out at truTV Net president oversaw ratings rise and the decline that followed

After nearly a decade at truTV and precursor Court TV, Marc Juris is leaving the network. The evp and chief operating officer of Turner Broadcasting’s reality-themed channel had green-lit a…

May 2, 2013, 7:36 PM EDT

Mobile Content Providers Targeting Tech-Savvy Hispanics Demo growth and impact front and center at Univision NewFront

Sponsor Univision highlighted the importance of targeting a Hispanic audience on the Web at the Digital Content NewFronts in New York. Univision, Telemundo and other companies with substantial Hispanic units…

May 2, 2013, 11:38 AM EDT

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