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Leno Extends His Lead Over Letterman

29th March 2010

After barely edging out David Letterman for two weeks following his triumphant return as host of NBC's The Tonight Show,...

Halitosis Heartthrob Matt Damon

29th March 2010

Matt Damon has bad breath, according to Sarah Silverman.The American comedienne - who famously created a video entitled 'I'm F***ing...

Oscars To Return To February

26th March 2010

Apparently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences intends to embark on a schedule to air the Oscar presentations...

Abc News Staff Suffering Through Cutbacks

26th March 2010

Former ABC News correspondent Brian Rooney, who was recently fired after 22 years with the network, has told Daily Variety...

Spj Condemns Networks For "Checkbook Journalism"

25th March 2010

The Society of Professional Journalists has employed strong language to rebuke news organizations who sidestep journalistic ethics rules against paying...

Curtain Falling On At The Movies

25th March 2010

The Walt Disney Company's syndication unit, Disney/ABC Domestic TV, announced Tuesday that it will drop its movie critic series At...

Cbs And Fox Dominate Ratings

24th March 2010

Once again, judging from Nielsen's top ten list, it looked like a two-horse ratings race last week as Fox landed...

Braff: 'Scrubs Is No More'

24th March 2010

Actor ZACH BRAFF has fuelled speculation hit U.S. TV show SCRUBS will be scrapped next year (11) - by posting...

Amanpour's Selection Decried By Abc News Staffers

23rd March 2010

ABC News staffers are angry and demoralized over the surprise selection of CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour to host ABC's...

Dancing Lifts Abc To No. 1 On Monday

23rd March 2010

Dancing with the Stars returned to ABC's schedule Monday night -- and none too soon. The network, which has been...

Cnn Loses Amanpour

19th March 2010

CNN, which has been struggling to hold on to viewers on the strength of its journalism, is losing arguably its...

Abdul Star Search Talks Fall To Earth

19th March 2010

PAULA ABDUL has turned down the chance to revive 1980s U.S. talent contest STAR SEARCH - after negotiations with TV...

No Home Yet For Daytime Emmys

18th March 2010

The New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the group that hands out the Daytime Emmy Awards, says...

Letterman And Kimmel Gang Up On Leno Again

17th March 2010

Two late-night talk show hosts, CBS's David Letterman and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, got together on Letterman's show Tuesday and lamented...

Fox's Idol Remains Top Show; Cbs, Top Network

17th March 2010

All three American Idol episodes once again dominated the top-ten Nielsen chart among both overall viewers and those 18-49. But...

Cost Of Tv Ads Drop 11 Percent

17th March 2010

Blaming "audience fragmentation" that has resulted from viewers withdrawing from broadcast networks and switching to cable or Internet viewing, a...

Abc Promotes Itself On Its Newsmagazine 20/20

16th March 2010

In another case of a network's news division being put into the service of its entertainment division, ABC on Monday...

Abdul Reviving Star Search?

16th March 2010

Former AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL is reportedly in talks to rival SIMON COWELL's hit talent shows by bringing back...

Abc News To Build Online Paywalls -- Again

15th March 2010

ABC News, which has experimented unsuccessfully with paywalls for its online content in the past, plans to try some new...

Will Disney Spin Off Abc?

11th March 2010

Walt Disney Co. chief Robert Iger stunned company shareholders Wednesday when he said that while Disney is currently "comfortable" with...

Cable And Satellite Providers Ask Lawmakers For Help

10th March 2010

Hoping to forestall another set-to between the broadcast networks and cable providers over retransmission-consent fees like the one that threatened...

Specials Soar; Regular Shows Plummet

10th March 2010

While special-event programming like the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics, and the Oscars has been drawing record or near-record audiences...

Cablevision Vs. Abc Who Won?

9th March 2010

Neither side is providing details of the deal over retransmission-consent rights that put Disney/ABC-owned WABC-TV back on the New York...

Seinfeld's Marriage Ref Debuts With Strong Ratings

8th March 2010

It may have received nothing but disparaging reviews after a preview outing during the Winter Olympics' finale a week ago,...

Content Is King? No, It's The Characters, Says Abc Prez

5th March 2010

In a comment that will no doubt rankle television writers, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson has remarked that in considering...

Abc Likely To Go Dark On N.y. Cable

5th March 2010

As of early afternoon on Friday, no progress had been reported in the dispute between Disney and Cablevision, the primary...

"And The Oscar Goes To..." New York May Not Know

4th March 2010

Although many industry observers expect Disney and Cablevision to settle their differences over retransmission fees by Sunday's deadline, a number...

Walters No Big Celebrities Anymore

3rd March 2010

Movie stars just aren't what they used to be, Barbara Walters suggested in an interview with Reuters days before her...

Battle Between Cablevision And Disney Heats Up

3rd March 2010

Cablevision chief James Dolan on Tuesday blasted threats by the Walt Disney Co. to pull the signal of WABC-TV from...

Baron Cohen Ousted From Oscars Again

3rd March 2010

Sasha Baron Cohen, who had been the first choice of this year's Oscars producers to host the ABC-televised ceremony but...