Upfronts

Next Up For Cameron: Fighting Robots

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 04.06.2012

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Comedy Central already has "BattleBots," but that won't stop Discovery from getting into the nerdcore fightnight market. The network has announced tha...

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Video Report: TV's Upfront Priorities

Jack Myers | Posted 07.27.2011

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This week's subscriber-only Jack Myers Media Business Report explains why Turner Broadcasting inadvertently, and certainly unintentionally, personifie...

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CW Officially Announces Return of Sarah Michelle Gellar

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.19.2011

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The CW is sticking to its guns. With a combined focus on supernatural-themed series and the younger female demographic, the network announced a host o...

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Inside The Wild World Of The Early 'Upfront'

Adweek | September 19 2010 | Posted 07.09.2011

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Despite its myriad changes and the changing world around it, the basic principles of the upfront have stayed pretty much the same: a marketplace so po...

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Chase Carey: TV Advertising Improving, Upfronts Look Good (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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News Corp COO Chase Carey told Bloomberg TV Wednesday that the TV advertising market is picking up. Carey made the remarks during the Milken Institut...

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Media and Advertising Economic Overview

Jack Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

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The economic forces impacting the media industry have shifted from strong headwinds to what appear to be powerful tailwinds pushing the industry forwa...

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CBS's Fall 2010 NEW SHOWS (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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CBS, the number one network on television, has canceled seven shows to make room for new fall programs. Off the schedule are "The New Adventures of O...

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ABC's Fall 2010 NEW SHOWS (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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ABC will announce its fall slate Tuesday during its annual upfront presentation, and the new schedule is heavy on dramas. The network, which is losin...

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NBC's Fall 2010 NEW SHOWS (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the reasons NBC cited for canceling "Law & Order" was a strong development slate for next season. Well, the network announced its fall schedul...

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Fox's Fall 2010 NEW SHOWS (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fox announced its fall schedule Monday, with three new shows set to premiere on the fall schedule, three more scheduled to debut midseason, and one se...

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Ben Silverman: Upfront Not As Bad As It Seems

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The upfronts aren't as bad as predicted, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios co-chairman Ben Silverman said Wednesday, adding that he is see...

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...And the Shows You Rode In On

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

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What Jimmy Kimmel said yesterday, his pulling back of the facade of television's dying "magic box" ethos to reveal the soulless profit-machine now at its core -- it needed to be said.

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Upfronts News Emerging Via Twitter

Variety | Posted 05.25.2011

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News from this week's network upfronts has been emerging in 140-character chunks -- thanks to the exploding popularity of Twitter. As a result, it'...

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Gitmo Detainees Transferred to 'Big Brother'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The deal drew praise from Senate Democrats, who had earlier blocked the closing of the detention camp, and from CBS executives, who had been desperately searching for something to spice up their fall schedule.

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Milestone: NBC Nearly Sells Out Ad Inventory During Upfronts

Wall Street Journal | SAM SCHECHNER, EMILY STEEL and REBECCA DANA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC has secured commitments of about $1.9 billion in prime-time advertising for next season, people close to the network said, making it the first bro...

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Television Unplugged? The Verdict on This Year's TV Upfronts

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Think of it as the Big Bang of Video.

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Why Boston Legal is One of Broadcast's Best

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many series just haven't been themselves since the strike, but Legal has rocked, with episodes so emotionally rich and resonant that they would seem to ensure Emmy nominations galore.

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Recession Hits Hollywood

Variety | JOSEF ADALIAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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The wave of euphoria that swept over Hollywood following the end of the WGA strike has been replaced by a whole new set of emotions: anxiety, depressi...

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Hollywood Begins Salvage Operation

Los Angeles Times | Maria Elena Fernandez, Matea Gold | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the strike over, the salvage operation begins. Hollywood lurched back into gear this week, reviving projects sidelined by the three-month labor ...

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Strike May Permanently Kill Elaborate May Upfronts

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unless something happens quickly to restart stalled talks between entertainment producers and the Writers Guild of America, one of the oldest rituals ...

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As Strike Heads Into Week 3, Fall '08 TV Sched In Jeopardy

New York Post | Holly Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Hollywood writers' strike, which is bringing a premature end to the current TV season, now threatens to delay development of next fall's schedule...

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Staffers Vote To Strike At CBS News

AP | Jeremy Herron | Posted 05.25.2011

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CBS News writers authorized their union leaders to call a national strike, the Writers Guild of America said Monday, escalating a labor impasse. Abou...

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Strike Has Media Buyers Looking Beyond The Tube

Ad Age | Brian Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The writers strike has media buyers growing cautious about the efficacy of TV advertising in the weeks ahead and in the first quarter of 2008 -- and m...

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