AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. -- read full article
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:03:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - Hoping to widen the market for a
low-budget anti-war film, one distributor is testing a strategy
of releasing "CSNY: Deja Vu," directed by rocker Neil Young,
not just in theaters but on pay TV and the Internet on the same
day.
AP - Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in almost six months, broadcasting a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Reuters - Showtime's pot-themed
comedy series "Weeds" started its fourth season off on a real
high, becoming the network's most-watched telecast on record.
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired Navic Networks, which specializes in emerging forms of television advertising technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. -- read full article
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:11:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - Police arrested 70 Sikh protesters after the MTV music channel's office in western India was vandalized over posters showing a Sikh girl massaging a man, officials said Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:55:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - Still reeling from Tim Russert's death, NBC News must now contemplate replacing the man who not only dominated the Sunday morning talk shows, but served as chief political commentator and ran the Washington bureau.
Reuters - NBC Sports is taking a
further step into Olympic sports with the acquisition of World
Championship Sports Network, a small television network and
online site that televises year-round competitions.
