News for TV Majors
Keeping TV Studies students informed of news, views, and reviews about television
Monday, March 19, 2012
Mad Men Flood
Stuart Elliott how everyone's tripping over themselves to cover the return of Mad Men.
Labels:
advertising,
mad men,
marketing
Teen Mom Ending
I don't often cite US Weekly here, but they have an exclusive that Teen Mom is ending after this season.
Labels:
cancellation,
controversy,
mtv,
teen mom,
teens
Aereo Likely to Lose
Moody's predicts Aereo will lose in court.
Labels:
aereo,
broadcasting,
copyright,
law,
networks
Hulu Tops in Ads
Hulu is an ad machine, reports Anna Heim: "In February, it streamed a whopping 1.5 billion ads, making it the top video ad property in the US."
Labels:
advertising,
hulu,
internet,
online tv
Thompson Stepping Down
Director General of the BBC Mark Thompson is leaving his post after the Olympics.
Labels:
bbc,
britain,
international
New In Media Res
Theme: Religious Representations on TV
- Monday, March 19, 2012 - Jorie Lagerwey (University of Notre Dame) presents: The Good Wife and Religion for Liberals
- Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - Rachel Silverman (Embry Riddle University) presents: Queer Jewish Difference
- Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - Kyle Conway (University of North Dakota) presents: Questions of Address: The "Me" in "Me and the Mosque"
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Kelli Marshall (DePaul University) presents: Louie’s "God" As Cathartic Television
- Friday, March 23, 2012 - Rossend Sanchez Baro (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) presents: I am the Lord your God
Labels:
islam,
judaism,
louis ck,
politics,
religion,
representation,
the good wife
Network News Adds Viewers
A PEJ study finds ratings up for the evening network news, while Fox News is still dominant on cable, though it's dipped a bit. The whole report is here.
Labels:
abc news,
cable news,
cbs news,
cnn,
demographics,
fox news,
msnbc,
nbc news,
network news,
news,
ratings
Editing TVD
Vampire Diaries editor Nancy Forner takes us through the editing process on the show. (For those studying or teaching TV style, this article is a must-read.)
Labels:
aesthetics,
directing,
editing,
judaism,
music,
production,
sound,
the vampire diaries
Nielsen Measuring TV & Online
Brian Stelter reports: "Nielsen says it is ready to sell what many advertisers have been clamoring for: a system that standardizes ratings for television and online ads."
Labels:
ad rates,
advertising,
nielsen,
online tv,
ratings,
ratings alternatives/buzz
Good TVeets
Only four more months until Breaking Bad
— Mike Royce (@MikeRoyce) March 19, 2012
Catching up on recent WALKING DEADs, I was surprised to be reminded that the lone black character is not a mute.
— Matthew Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) March 19, 2012
Frozen Planet is beautiful yet I feel like I'm watching nature's version of a snuff film. #donteatthatpenguin
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) March 19, 2012
Labels:
tveets
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Global Content
An online video company called DramaFever is trying to bring Korean dramas and other foreign shows to US audiences. A commenter on that article also highlighted the site Viki for global offerings.
Labels:
distribution,
globalization,
imports,
internet,
korea,
online video
Saturday Ratings
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. The NCAA tourney is doing quite well in the ratings, both network and cable outlets.
Labels:
basketball,
cbs,
daily ratings,
ratings,
saturday,
sports,
turner
Game Change Lessons
Jeffrey Jones considers what lessons we can learn from Game Change and the real events it covers: "While cable news may be becoming more like entertainment television, and entertainment media may increasingly serve up important truths, citizens will have to be ever more vigilant in recognizing that truth and falsehoods may not always be located where they expect them to be."
Labels:
cable news,
game change,
news,
politics,
stardom/celebrity,
tv movies
Media Industry News
My media industry news links are up at Antenna, with the latest on Bully, Wal-mart and UltraViolet, and Yahoo suing Facebook.
Labels:
digital,
gaming/consoles,
internet,
movies,
social media
Cheers on Tape
Ken Levine describes the time Cheers was taped rather than filmed.
Labels:
aesthetics,
history,
multi-cam,
production,
sitcoms
Rosie's Disaster
Ramin Setoodeh talks with OWN staffers about what went wrong with Rosie O'Donnell's show.
Labels:
oprah winfrey,
own,
ratings,
rosie o'donnell,
talk
Good TVeets
"Give me liberty, or give me some good TV show to take my mind off the lack of liberty!" -Patrick Henry, 2012
— Matt Roller (@rolldiggity) March 17, 2012
Breaking Bad will return to your Television sometime in July. Make sure u wear your diapers because I'm pretty sure u will shit yourself.
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) March 17, 2012
Little-known fact:Verne Lundquist's excess face-flesh now outweighs the average point guard in this year's #NCAA tournament.
— Dan Bernstein (@dan_bernstein) March 17, 2012
Labels:
tveets
PBS & Independence
Patricia Aufderheide raises a red flag at PBS rescheduling two of its most important shows for showcasing independent work, POV and Independent Lens: "PBS’ decision to dump the programs on to a night it had already agreed not to schedule at all apparently was driven by a desire for higher ratings. PBS wants to make room for a new reality program, Market Wars, which is a spin-off of Antiques Road Show. The two programs that feature independent work must have looked like the most dispensable." The NYT has picked up the story.
Labels:
documentary,
independent,
pbs,
public broadcasting,
ratings,
revenue,
scheduling
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Chinese Execution Show
A program in China called Interviews Before Execution, which interviewed prisoners before they were executed by the state, has been cancelled. The BBC recently aired a documentary about the show, which may have prompted the cancellation.
Labels:
china,
controversy,
documentary,
international,
social issues
Ad-Skipping Toll
Greg Sandoval reports that Microsoft is seeking a patent on technology "that will enable content owners to charge users for skipping over ads or watching a replay."
Labels:
advertising,
microsoft,
spectatorship,
technology,
time shifting
DH Trial Deadlocked
The jury in the Desperate Housewives trial is deadlocked.
Labels:
desperate housewives,
law
Good TVeets
2.2, thanks to CBS running basketball instead of Big Bang Theory. We took their nerds! We took their nerds!!!
— Andy Bobrow (@abobrow) March 16, 2012
George Clooney got arrested yesterday, rubbing his continued success in the noses of all the out-of-work actors who can't get arrested.
— David Goodman (@DavidAGoodman) March 16, 2012
Thanks to Twitter, the story about the Goldman dude quitting now seems like it happened in 1835.
— Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) March 17, 2012
Labels:
tveets
Friday, March 16, 2012
Blue Collar TV & Politics
June Thomas explores representations of the working class on Raising Hope and The Middle and additionally addresses the political tweets of the shows' female leads.
Labels:
class,
comedy,
gender,
politics,
raising hope,
ratings,
representation,
sitcoms,
social media,
stardom/celebrity,
the middle,
twitter
Rosie Cancelled
Rosie O'Donnell's show on OWN has been cancelled.
Labels:
oprah winfrey,
own,
ratings,
rosie o'donnell,
talk
Louis CK & Dinner
Alyssa Rosenberg has a thoughtful quote from Louis CK indicating even he didn't think he was a good fit for the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner.
More Terry Ads
Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, who is running for office as a Democrat for election ad purposes, continues to fight to place ads on local stations.
Labels:
advertising,
controversy,
local,
politics,
regulation
TAL Retraction
This American Life has retracted a segment on poor working conditions at an Apple factory, and James Poniewozik addresses the issue of truth in journalism at hand. More from Wired.
Labels:
apple,
ethics,
news,
public broadcasting,
radio
Beck as Model
Alyssa Rosenberg proposes that Glenn Beck's online success could pose a model for future stand-alone, web-based channels.
Labels:
bundling,
channel branding,
glenn beck,
internet,
online video
Frozen Planet Praised
If you're like me, you've been hooked on Penguin Cam, which has been a marketing campaign for the Discovery series Frozen Planet, which James Poniewozik says is breathtaking.
Labels:
bbc,
discovery,
documentary,
frozen planet
Indie TV
A discussion of what the television equivalent of independent film went on at South By Southwest.
Labels:
hulu,
independent,
movies,
online video,
web series,
web therapy
Grimm Renewed
Coming up a few shows short of CBS's big announcement yesterday, NBC has announced the renewal of one show: Grimm.
Scheduling Advice
Josef Adalian has some sharp scheduling suggestions for the networks.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
cbs,
glee,
nbc,
networks,
revenge,
scheduling,
sitcoms,
the good wife
Luck Cancelled
In the wake of a third horse death, HBO has cancelled the previously-renewed Luck. Jaime Weinman reacts, as does Alan Sepinwall and Maureen Ryan and Willa Paskin. More from Dave Itzkoff and Natalie Abrams. Also, Forbes reports on some disturbing necropsy findings.
Labels:
cancellation,
controversy,
hbo,
luck,
premium channels
Weatherman Suit
A Los Angeles weatherman has filed suit against CBS for job discrimination, claiming he was passed over at two stations in favor of less experienced young women.
Labels:
affiliates.,
age,
cbs,
discrimination,
gender,
local news,
news,
weather
Community Ratings
Josef Adalian goes beyond the numbers in analyzing last night's Community ratings.
Labels:
community,
demographics,
nbc,
ratings,
renewals
Thursday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: Missing (ABC), American Idol (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
-Losers: 2012 NCAA Basketball (CBS), Up All Night (NBC), The Secret Circle (CW)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 12.09 million, ABC: 9.08, CBS: 4.72, NBC: 4.59, CW: 2.12
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.4 rating/10 share, ABC: 2.4/ 7, NBC: 1.9/ 5, CBS: 1.7/ 5, CW: 1.0/ 3
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Daniel Fienberg's coverage. Some good news for Community.
-Winners: Missing (ABC), American Idol (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
-Losers: 2012 NCAA Basketball (CBS), Up All Night (NBC), The Secret Circle (CW)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 12.09 million, ABC: 9.08, CBS: 4.72, NBC: 4.59, CW: 2.12
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 3.4 rating/10 share, ABC: 2.4/ 7, NBC: 1.9/ 5, CBS: 1.7/ 5, CW: 1.0/ 3
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Daniel Fienberg's coverage. Some good news for Community.
Labels:
daily ratings,
thursday
Multiple Campaigns
Stuart Elliott discusses how Geico has succeeded at running multiple ad campaigns simultaneously.
Labels:
advertising
ESPN Screens
eMarketer interviewed ESPN's president for ESPN’s global customer marketing and sales about how the company exploits its brand across multiple platforms.
Labels:
espn,
live,
marketing,
multi-platform,
sports
Cable Not Worried
Cable operators say they aren't worried about the competitive threat of over-the-top services.
Labels:
apple,
cable operators,
cord cutting,
intel,
over-the-top,
pay tv
Community Reviews
Check out reviews of last night's Community return from Alan Sepinwall, Todd VanDerWerff, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Willa Paskin.
Sexy Hardees Ad
Noel Holston calls out a new Hardee's ad campaign for being akin to soft-core porn.
Labels:
advertising,
decency,
porn,
representation,
sex
Chatterboxing in the UK
New term alert: Chatterboxing, or talking online or via text with others while watching TV. Apparently British viewers are doing it a lot now.
Labels:
britain,
international,
screens,
social media,
spectatorship
Tax Breaks for UK Drama
A tax break plan in Britain is intended to keep UK dramas filming in the country. Maggie Brown says this is crucial for the future of British drama.
Labels:
britain,
budgets,
drama,
international,
production
Awake Twist
Steve Heisler talks with Kyle Killen and Howard Gordon about why they saved Awake's twist for episode two rather than reveal it in the pilot.
2011 Ad Revenue Down
Brian Steinberg reports that ad revenue was mostly down at the networks across 2011, with only Fox and the Spanish-language nets on the upswing.
Spring Debuts
Eric Deggans discusses the new trend of premiering shows like Missing and Awake in the spring.
Labels:
2011-12 season,
abc,
awake,
midseason,
missing,
nbc,
networks,
scheduling
GoT DVD Record
Game of Thrones has set a HBO DVD sales record.
Labels:
dvd,
game of thrones,
hbo,
premium channels
CNN Ratings
CNN gets talked about most in social media, but still lags in the ratings that count.
Labels:
cable news,
cnn fox news,
msnbc,
news,
ratings,
social media,
twitter
Couric Premiere
Katie Couric's talk show will premiere on September 10. Now the only question is if General Hospital will be around that day too or not.
Labels:
abc,
daytime,
general hospital,
katie couric,
soap opera,
talk,
the revolution
Good TVeets
If you love bland white people, you gots to be watching the commercials during these NCAA games.
— H Brammer (@doktorpeace) March 15, 2012
I wish there was a TMZ for news.
— mileskahn (@mileskahn) March 15, 2012
Hey, the dad from Boy Meets World is on #Awake! In a related story, I just heard every one of my joints creak like a rusty hinge.
— Andy Daglas (@AndyDaglas) March 16, 2012
Labels:
tveets
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Cannibalization Fears
Andrew Wallenstein addresses the concern that online deals like Amazon-Discovery one will cannibalize TV viewership: "The addition of shows like Discovery's "Dirty Jobs," TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" and "Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" to Amazon's Prime Instant Video may be a drop in the ocean of TV shows and movies getting licensed by subscription VOD services including Netflix and Hulu Plus from studio libraries all over town. But in aggregate, many believe the windfall hitting conglom bottom lines in recent months could come at the expense of advertising revenues set to shrink if eyeballs move from linear TV channels to digital alternatives."
Labels:
advertising,
amazon,
discovery,
distribution,
industry,
online tv,
ratings,
revenue,
spectatorship,
streaming
Paying for Content
Ingrid Lunden reports on a Nieslen study about what content we pay for and are willing to pay for on tablets.
Apple TV Praise
MG Siegler loves the new Apple TV box.
Labels:
apple,
apple tv,
internet tv,
over-the-top,
set-top boxes,
technology
Buzz & Ratings
Nielsen says social media buzz is starting to correlate more with ratings.
Labels:
nielsen,
ratings,
ratings alternatives/buzz,
social media
Dunham & Twitter
At South By Southwest, Lena Dunham, creator of the new HBO show Girls, talked about how Twitter has affected her writing.
Labels:
comedy,
girls,
hbo,
showrunners,
social media,
twitter,
writing
Killen AMA
Awake (and Lone Star) creator Kyle Killen has just launched an AMA thread on Reddit.
Labels:
awake,
cancellation,
lone star,
production,
showrunners,
writing
Wednesday Ratings
Marc Berman's summary:
-Winners: American Idol (Fox), Survivor: One World (CBS), Modern Family (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Losers: Whitney (NBC), Are You There, Chelsea? (NBC), One Tree Hill (CW), America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion (CW), Happy Endings (ABC), Revenge for Real (ABC), Rock Center With Brian Williams (NBC)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 17.88 million, CBS: 11.05, ABC: 6.37, NBC: 2.86, CW: 1.27
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 5.3 rating/15 share, CBS: 2.8/ 8, ABC: 2.2/ 6, NBC: 0.8/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 2
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Daniel Fienberg's coverage.
-Winners: American Idol (Fox), Survivor: One World (CBS), Modern Family (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI (CBS)
-Losers: Whitney (NBC), Are You There, Chelsea? (NBC), One Tree Hill (CW), America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion (CW), Happy Endings (ABC), Revenge for Real (ABC), Rock Center With Brian Williams (NBC)
-Total Viewers: Fox: 17.88 million, CBS: 11.05, ABC: 6.37, NBC: 2.86, CW: 1.27
-Adults 18-49: Fox: 5.3 rating/15 share, CBS: 2.8/ 8, ABC: 2.2/ 6, NBC: 0.8/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 2
Network numbers from TV By the Numbers. Final ratings. Cable ratings.
Daniel Fienberg's coverage.
Labels:
daily ratings,
wednesday
Cablevision Crumbling
Claire Atkinson reports that execs are fleeing Cablevision, anticipating big changes ahead.
Labels:
cable operators,
cablevision,
industry
The Economy on TV
James Poniewozik sees a lagging economy represented in a fair share of TV shows. Alyssa Rosenberg responds.
Labels:
representation,
social issues
Debating Community
Todd VanDerWerff and Steven Hyden disagree about Community but manage to have a civilized conversation about it. Elsewhere, Alyssa Rosenberg tackles the argument that Community's characters are too static and empty.
Nick Originals
Nickelodeon is loading up on originals for next season.
Labels:
advertising,
children,
development,
nickelodeon,
programming,
upfronts
Beck Making Money
Jeff Bercovici determines the money Glenn Beck is making online, pushing $100 million.
Labels:
glenn beck,
internet,
revenue
Black Sitcom Problem
Michael Arceneaux wonders why the black working class is so underrepresented in sitcoms.
Labels:
african-americans,
class,
comedy,
race/ethnicity,
representation,
sitcoms
AMC Profits Up
Anthony Crupi reports that The Walking Dead has helped boost AMC's value. But the results were lower than expected, with write-offs from Rubicon hitting.
Good TVeets
I'm glad I'm not gonna be the one who has to explain to Nick Nolte what happened with "Luck."
— Daniel Fienberg (@HitFixDaniel) March 14, 2012
You know the horses on #GameofThrones are all like "bet this shit don't happen at Showtime."
— damianholbrook (@TVGMDamian) March 14, 2012
Cannot believe the bad luck David Milch is having. Deadwood was canceled the same way after they euthanized a third Garrett Dillahunt
— Stanley Tucci Mane (@thatsnotkosher) March 15, 2012
HBO Go Everywhere
HBO Go is available to most subscribers now.
Labels:
cable operators,
hbo go,
streaming,
tv everywhere
Why Finish Shows?
June Thomas explores why she has chronic issues with not watching all of a TV show.
Labels:
finales,
spectatorship,
time shifting
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