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TV: "Secret" Success -- Creator Brenda Hampton Gets The Last Laugh

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The numbers have just come out for the latest episode of Secret Life and they're tremendous. I spoke with Brenda Hampton, the creator, on the her new hit show.

No Cable or Satellite? HBO Says You're SOL for Pre-Inaug Party

Lisa Derrick | Posted 02.06.2009 | Media


Lisa Derrick

So much for inclusion. Millions of viewers will be left unable to to watch the Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural.

71.5 Million Americans Tune In For Election Coverage: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 6, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Analysts estimate that nearly 71.5 million viewers tuned in to watch election coverage Tuesday night. ABC bested NBC as the most watched broadcast n...

Obama/McCain Cable TV Viewing Poll, Week of October 20 - October 26

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home


Reese Schonfeld

I urge all the Obama rooters not to count their chickens before they're hatched. Note McCain's gain among primetime viewers, and remember momentum.

How MSNBC Can Rule Cable News

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.04.2008 | Media


Stephen C. Rose

If I were to walk the mile from where I live to the studio and take the reins, I would at least threaten to cut out the tongue of any TV host who dares interrupt anyone else.

Summer Of Cable, Part II: Record Viewership Again In Summer 2008

Hollywood Reporter | Kimberly Nordyke | Posted 09.21.2008 | Media


It's been another good summer for cable. Summer 2008 may not have generated as many ratings headlines for cable as last year, when Disney Channel's "...

Mortgage Crisis Causes DISH Network To Fall Off The Roof

Shelly Palmer | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business


Shelly Palmer

DISH may have a great deal of trouble attracting high end users who are more likely to need broadband service and are less likely be interested in DISH because of the lack of HD programming.

Comcast, Sprint, Google May Fund WiMax

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


PHILADELPHIA — Major cable, telecom and Internet companies are in preliminary, but serious, talks to create a national wireless network that wou...