Category: TV Industry
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YouTube to carry ‘Five’ shows
The UK’s smallest private terrestrial web Five, recently inked a deal with YouTube to make available 3000 plus hours of content available free on their website. This move comes in the wake of other such partnerships made recently between YouTube and Channel 4, a British broadcaster. The second web in the world to have entered…
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Keeping ‘Glee’ in tune
When writer-director-producer Ryan Murphy approached music supervisor PJ Bloom about the possibility of producing an episodic musical on show choir, he was more than bemused. He said he was not even sure whether it was a great idea or a really bad one. However, he went on to sign him, and Murphy’s Fox series ‘Glee’…
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Comcast, GE unveil NBC U deal
Comcast Corporation and General Electric finally unveiled the $37.5 billion merger that will see the end of GE’s 23-year ownership of NBC. This also marks the end of the industrial conglomerate’s venture into the media business. As part of the deal, Comcast gets the 51% controlling stake while GE holds onto the remaining 49%. GE…
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‘Flash Forward’ sets winter hiatus
ABC has called a long hiatus for the thriller “Flash Forward”. The show will take a three month long break this winter. According to promos aired on the channel, the show will return on March 4. While the finale was broadcast on schedule, the original return date was to be in January. There are several…
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World Series scores again in ratings
Fox was the overall leader in the ratings game during October because of 2 huge sports events. According to time zone-adjusted figures from Nielsen, Game 4 of Yankees vs. Phillies netted in an average of 22.8 million viewers overall. Compared to last year’s Game 4 between the Phillies and Rays, that’s a big jump of…
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Masterchef coming to Fox
A culinary ‘American Idol‘ is set to hit the United States. Masterchef, starring Gordon Ramsay will feature nonprofessional cooks who will compete to create that perfect dish. Ramsay will co-produce the show through his domestic banner. Production is due to begin soon, with Fox expected to order close to 12-15 hour-long segments of the show.…
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Kirstie Alley to go unscripted for A&E
Kirstie Alley has landed herself with an unscripted show for A&E. Set to walk into reality television for the first time; Alley has ten half hour episodes on A&E. The show, produced by FremantleMedia North America remains an untitled series. The reality show will follow Alley as she struggles with weight loss and handles life…
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Rhys-Meyers set to age in the Tudors
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, in the final season of The Tudors on Showtime will appear as the older, more debauched Henry VIII. Following much debate on the topic, Jonathan finally consented to ‘some aging’. Initially, most considered him to be an unlikely choice to play Henry VIII, however, it proved to be a brilliant choice. Named after…