Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Talks had been stalled because of the issue of the use of actors images on the internet, but studios and actors were able to get past that and strike a deal.
The most difficult issue in the talks with Aftra surprisingly did not hinge on compensation of artists for ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Cable companies are getting used to the big profits their tv shows are making. Broadcast television, by contrast, is finishing its' worst year ever.
The traditional September-to-May broadcast season ended last week with a whimper. In the 18- to 49-year-old demographic highly favored by advertisers, ABC, CBS and NBC ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The old adage in business used to be that customers came first. But a recent survey shows the television industry can do much better when it comes to customer satisfaction.
The survey by the University of Michigan on Tuesday showed customer satisfaction with cable and satellite TV firms is up ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Sam Waterston says the season finale of "Law and Order" might seem like it was derived from the Elliot Spitzer drama, but it was not.
"I shouldn't say we're doing the Eliot Spitzer story. I should say we're doing a story about a politician who gets into trouble because of sexual ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
ABC won the ratings war on Sunday, largely in part due the efforts of the season finale of "Desperate Housewives." The show was slightly off it's performance from season ending shows in past years, but it was still enough to propel ABC ahead of the competition.
ABC averaged an ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
"Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso" is a new show debuting on Telemundo which is going to cement that already famous company's reputation as the greatest TV purveyor going. "Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso" means, quit e literally, "Without Breasts There Is No Paradise", and the show promises to promote ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
The competition is heating up on American Idol. Jason Castro was the latest contestant to get voted off the show and now only three remain.
David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado will move ahead to the next round of judging in the
pursuit of becoming the next American Idol.
Who ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
"American Idol" is not the easiest show in the world for many performers, and Jason Castro proved to be no exception last night as he got lambasted by Simon Cowell for a poor performance.
Castro tried a rendition of "I Shot The Sheriff", popularized by Bob Marley and the ...
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