The broadcast upfronts are now less than a week away, which means that those networks are approaching the finish line when it comes to setting next season's lineups, and are making final decisions about which of their current series will live to see another year, and which have reached the end of the line. While...
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News From The Upfront
May 09, 2017
A daily recap of TV's biggest event
Here's which shows will—and won't—make it to next season
By Jason Lynch
The broadcast upfronts are now less than a week away, which means that those networks are approaching the finish line when it comes to setting next season's lineups, and are making final decisions about which of their current series will live to see another year, and which have reached the end of the line. While...
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The network is hoping for a spark from the former ratings juggernaut
By Jason Lynch
Crunch time for NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and CW execs ahead of upfronts
By Jason Lynch
The Handmaid’s Tale is bringing her even more acclaim than Mad Men did—and elevating the streaming service
By Jason Lynch
It's the company's third move to reach millennials this week
By Jason Lynch
The number of media companies who are not creating original content for Snapchat continues to dwindle. This morning, Scripps Networks Interactive said that it has partnered with Snap Inc. to develop and produce new shows from its biggest networks, HGTV and Food Network, which will air exclusively on Snapchat's Discover platform. Scripps hopes the move...
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Features the series for the first time in Viacom's upfront
By Jason Lynch
Last June, Viacom was wrapping its upfront negotiations just as CMT was rescuing the drama Nashville, which had been canceled a month earlier by ABC. So, as CMT heads into this year's upfront market with a Nashville-fueled ratings bump, the country music network is eager to take full advantage of the series in its talks...
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Johnson & Johnson is sponsoring one of them
By Marty Swant
With perhaps its boldest bet yet, YouTube is going directly after traditional television advertising dollars with 40 new programs exclusively for the platform. And advertisers appear to be coming back to the fold after brand-safety concerns rocked YouTube several weeks ago. Tonight, at the digital giant's BrandCast event in New York, YouTube chief business officer...
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Ratings are edging ever closer to rivals GMA and Today
By Chris Ariens
When CBS News set out to reinvent its morning show in 2011--after years of frequent hosting shake-ups failed to move the ratings needle-- the organization went back to the basics. "The problem with the show we were doing," said CBS News president David Rhodes, "was that it was a copy of somebody else's show. We...
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She'll also oversee sales for Fox Business beginning May 22
By Jason Lynch
One of 21st Century Fox's two ad sales chief vacancy has been filled. Fox News has picked Marianne Gambelli, Horizon Media's chief investment officer, to replace Paul Rittenberg, who announced last February he would be stepping down after more than two decades on the job. As president of advertising sales, she'll oversee sales for Fox...
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He'll continue his other TV and radio jobs from NY
By Jason Lynch
Kelly Ripa's year-long search for her new Live co-host is finally over. This morning, Ryan Seacrest was officially named the co-host of the long-running morning talk show, which will now be known as Live with Kelly and Ryan. "Today is a very good day," said Ripa, before introducing Seacrest as her new co-host. His first...
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