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Housewives' Bethenny Frankel Gets Test Run on Fox - Posted April 25, 2012
She's become a reality TV fascination, and now Bethenny Frankel is ready to take daytime TV by storm. Frankel, who spent three seasons starring on The Real Housewives of New York, will host her own one-hour entertainm... [FishbowlNY]

Fox Affiliates Have 'Positive' Meeting Following Last Year's Retrans Shakedown - Posted April 18, 2012
By all accounts, this year's Fox affiliates meeting at the NAB convention went significantly better than last year's. Last April's meeting between Fox executives and affiliate representatives amounted to a retrains shakedow... [TVSpy]

News Corp. Planning ESPN Rival - Posted March 29, 2012
News Corp. is thinking about going after the biggest name in sports. No, not Tim Tebow dammit -- ESPN. Bloomberg reports that the ... [FishbowlNY]

Like Father, Like Son: Kenny Albert Talks About Growing Up with Legendary Dad - Posted March 22, 2012
We've all grown up with Marv Albert in our living rooms. But for Kenny Albert, it takes on the literal meaning. The younger Albert was born just as the elder Albe... [FishbowlNY]

Aereo Countersues New York Broadcasters, Again - Posted March 21, 2012
Aereo, the streaming TV service that launched last week in New York, has filed a second countersuit against companies that own stations in the market. Reuters ... [TVSpy]

Aereo Sues New York Broadcasters, Again - Posted March 21, 2012
Aereo, the streaming TV service that launched last week in New York, has filed a second countersuit against companies that own stations in the market. Reuters ... [SocialTimes.com]

Lawsuit May Derail Valley of the Dolls TV Series - Posted March 16, 2012
A television adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel is currently in the works. Fox and Chernin Entertainment are currently producing the series, with Oscar-nominated ... [FishbowlLA]

Online TV Service Aereo Launches as Lawsuits Swirl - Posted March 15, 2012
Streaming TV startup Aereo launched this week in the New York market, amid lawsuits claiming copyright infringement. A lawsuit by CBS, NBC, and ABC, led to this terse joint statement: "This service is based on t... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: Newspapers Down, Magazines Up; Changes at ABC; and More - Posted December 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_31506" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Photo: Evan Agostini/AGOEV, via Associated Press"][/caption] A new report from the USC Annenberg Center says that most newspapers will be gone in five years. ... [AgencySpy]

This Week on the Mediabistro Job Board: C-SPAN, FOX, Bloomberg - Posted November 9, 2011
This week, C-SPAN is looking for a new features producer, while FOX is in need of a ... [TVNewser]

Sources: Fox Not Interested in Buying Dodgers - Posted November 2, 2011
As soon as news broke Tuesday night that Frank McCourt had finally agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers, rumors started... [FishbowlLA]

Fox Ends Blackout Threats, Strikes Deal with DirecTV - Posted October 31, 2011
Fox and DirecTV announced this evening that they have reached an agreement to keep Fox's TV properties, including local Fox stations, on the satellite TV provider. "We both know the past ten days have been challenging," the companies said in a joint statement, "but we're pleased that both sides could eventual... [SocialTimes.com]

Fox Revamps Its Marcomms Team - Posted October 7, 2011
Laurel Bernard has been promoted to EVP of marketing at Fox, one of a few changes announced yesterday as ... [PRNewser]

Could This Be the Last Season of The Simpsons? - Posted October 4, 2011
Remember that wacky idea about The Simpsons TV channel when the show goes off the air? Well, it could happen sooner than later. The popular Fox cartoon could c... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Conrad Murray Trial on Your Mobile Device - Posted September 28, 2011
If you're home during the day like myself, you've probably noticed the local TV coverage of the Dr. Conrad Murray trial, which got underway on Tuesday. For those of you on the run (or the population that's obsessed with all th... [FishbowlLA]

Are The Simpsons Getting Their Own TV Channel? - Posted September 14, 2011
News Corp. chief operating officer Chase Carey tossed out an idea Tuesday at the Bank of America Me... [FishbowlLA]

First UFC on FOX Card Only One Hour - Posted August 20, 2011
Hours after formally ... [AppNewser]

Reports: UFC, Fox Agree To A TV Deal - Posted August 16, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is coming to broadcast TV as part of a new deal with Fox. John Ourand at Sports Business Journal b... [SportsNewser]

All-Star Game Earns Lowest Overnight Rating Ever - Posted July 13, 2011
The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game earned a 7.9 overnight rating Tuesday night on Fox, the lowest overnight rating ever for the game. According to SportsBusiness Daily, the 7.9 overnight rat... [SportsNewser]

MLB Rejects Frank McCourt's Deal With Fox - Posted June 20, 2011
The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered another setback Monday when Major League Baseball rejected a proposed Fox television contract. Under the proposed $3 billion deal, owner Frank McCourt would have received $385 mi... [SportsNewser]

Fox's NASCAR Coverage Hits Three-Year Viewership High - Posted June 7, 2011
NASCAR on Fox's 2011 season averaged 8.6 million viewers per race, up 9 percent over last year (7.9 million viewers) and a three-year high for the network. It's also the largest one-year audience increase in the 11-year history of NASCAR on Fox. For all 13 races, the network's NASCAR coverage averaged a ... [SportsNewser]

Angry Tweeters Angry That Shows No One Watched Were Cancelled - Posted May 11, 2011
Fox announced today that it cancelled five shows I've never heard of: Breaking In, Lie to Me, Human Target, Chicago Code, and Traffic Light. Some fans were so mad, they started ranting on the Twitter and ... [AgencySpy]

New Footage Of The Metrodome Roof Collapse - Posted February 11, 2011
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Troy Aikman Doesn't Want To Discuss His Marriage - Posted January 27, 2011
Fox analyst Troy Aikman really doesn't want to ... [SportsNewser]

FOX 11 Reporter Crashes During Motocross Demo - Posted January 21, 2011
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'10 NFL Divisional Weekend Most Watched Ever - Posted January 18, 2011
After the NFL's record-setting Wild Card Weekend, it's no surprise that the 2010 NFL Divisional Weekend did well in the ratings. An average of 35.1 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, the most ever ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

'10 NFL Divisional Weekend Most Watched Ever - Posted January 18, 2011
After the NFL's record-setting Wild Card Weekend, it's no surprise that the 2010 NFL Divisional Weekend did well in the ratings. An average of 35.1 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, the most ever ... [SportsNewser]

2010 Wild Card Playoffs Most Watched Ever - Posted January 11, 2011
What a weekend for the NFL. An average of 32.3 million viewers watched the NFL last weekend, the most ever for a Wild Card Weekend and a seven percent increase from last season (29.9 million v... [SportsNewser]

NFL Wild Card And Divisional Playoffs Schedule - Posted January 2, 2011
With the playoff teams decided, the NFL has released the schedule for Wild Card Weekend and for the Divisional Playoffs: NFL Wild Card Weekend Saturday, Jan. 8: NBC: New Orleans at Seattle: 4:3o p.m. (ET) (... [TVNewser]

Rams-Seahawks Flexed To Sunday Night Football - Posted December 27, 2010
There are a number of changes for Week 17 of the NFL season, highlighted by the St. Louis-Seattle game moving to Sunday Night Football. The NFC West showdown between the two sub-.500 teams will determine the division title. In addition, four other changes w... [TVNewser]

Two Minor Changes To Week 12 NFL Schedule - Posted November 16, 2010
The NFL decided not to switch the Week 12 NBC Sunday Night Football contest between San Diego and Indianapolis under the league's flexible scheduling rules. However, the NFL moved the Philadelphia-Chicago and Tampa Bay-Baltimore games on Sunday, Nov. 28 from 1... [SportsNewser]

Game 2 Of World Series Draws 14.1 Million Viewers - Posted October 29, 2010
More than 14 million viewers watched Game 2 of the 2010 World Series, earning a 8.5/14 household rating/share. It was the second consecutive night that Fox won the primetime ratings and the network's highest-rated and most-watche... [SportsNewser]

Cablevision Employees Sending Customers To Illegal Websites In Order To Watch The MLB Playoffs - Posted October 26, 2010
If you're a Cablevision customer who is looking for a way to watch Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday night, the cable network might have a solution for you. The New York Daily News has obtained a tape of a Cablevision r... [SportsNewser]

Two Commercial Spots Left For Super Bowl XLVI - Posted October 26, 2010
Want to advertise during Super Bowl XLVI? Hurry, because only two 30-second commercials are left according to Broadcasting & Cable. In order t... [SportsNewser]

The Numbers Game: Cablevision Blackout Hurts Ratings For Fox Programs - Posted October 22, 2010
Although it should not come as much of a surprise, the ongoing dispute between Fox and Cablevision has taken its toll on WNYW/channel 5's ratings in the New York area. According to a MediaPost report by ... [FishbowlNY]

The Simpsons As Told By Banksy - Posted October 11, 2010
The opening sequence to Sunday's episode of The Simpsons was created by UK street artist Banksy, and is worth a viewing or twelve. ... [FishbowlLA]

Hitwise: Late-Night Talk Shows Added to Rankings, Won by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Posted September 24, 2010
WebNewser received the weekly television-related Web-site reports from Hitwise for the first time in three weeks, but the results for the week ending Sept. 18 came with a surprise: Late-night ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Fox Makes Announcement About Upcoming 'American Idol' Announcement - Posted September 16, 2010
In a move straight out of the LeBron James PR playbook, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday, September 22 to announc... [PRNewser]

Oksana Grigorieva asks Judge to Make Mel Pay for PR - Posted September 9, 2010
Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend wants him to pay her PR bills, Fox reports ... [PRNewser]

Conan v. Leno: The End of The Week - Posted January 15, 2010
Can you believe it: this time last week we were going about our Friday afternoon business, completely unaware that the following week would see the dra... [FishbowlNY]

Google Pulls AP Stories From News Page - Posted January 12, 2010
The tension between news orgs and Google has finally come to a head after a year of growing unease and muddled Internet copyright laws. While Rupert Murdoch has been very vocal about wanting ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Officially Plans To Move Leno From Primetime - Posted January 11, 2010
Back in September, when "The Jay Leno Show" debuted on NBC at 10 p.m., a Time magazine cover line declared: "... [FishbowlNY]

American Idol's New Judge is "Sassy." Shark Officially Jumped? - Posted August 25, 2008
Perhaps finally realizing that Paula Abdul is a train wreck we can turn away from, Fox is introducing a fourth jurist to the American Idol judge's table, Grammy-nominated songwriter ... [FishbowlLA]

Jesse Jackson Goes Nuts: Funny or Really Bad? - Posted July 11, 2008
So the other day when we first heard Jesse Jackson's comments our initial reaction was one of shock, and some outrage, though considering the source was Fox less than it otherwise might have been. We thought: that's it, change is good, etc., but let's not kid ourselves rac... [FishbowlNY]

Jason Wang Joins Razorfish - Posted June 12, 2008
Former speakTECH tech strategist Jason Wang has joined the Marketing firm of Avenue A/Razorfish, which (according to... [FishbowlLA]

Denise Richards: 'I Don't Think of Charlie Sheen's Penis Anymore' - Posted May 23, 2008
Thank goodness for FOX's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. If not for them, we would all be left wondering, "Why would Denise Richards agree to do a reality show?" Now we know. It's to set the record straight: "I'm trying so hard to take the high road and not say... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive: Samantha Harris Would Welcome Paula Abdul - Posted April 28, 2008
TV Guide talks with Dancing With The Stars judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba about whether P... [FishbowlLA]

SNEAK PEEK: Ryan Seacrest In the Morning - Posted April 1, 2008
Our friends at The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet show on FOX, have been interviewing the American Idol crew this week, and they let us take a little peek into tomorrow's chat with Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest explains that the workaholic in ... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 08 Strike - Posted January 9, 2008
Ray Bradbury pickets FOX. In an amusing twist on the WGA strike theme, Craig Mazin reports: WGAE Executive Director Mona Mangan has somehow managed to enrage her own employees so much...they're now threatening to go on strike This is the woma... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Sloppy Seconds - Posted January 9, 2008
Dirt, starring Courteney Cox, gets a second season on FOX. The show was originally given a 13 episode order, but only 7 were produced before the writers' strike. Did FOX have 6 scripts just sitting around? Also back again is The Two Coreys starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 12, 2007
Yesterday's News: This ran in Sunday's paper, but if you didn't read it, then you should. Photographer Luis Sinco wrote one of the most moving pieces about journalism, Iraq and PTSD we've read in, well, ever. To wit: ... [FishbowlLA]

WGA Strike 'O7 Fox Hounds: Everyone And His Brother Will Be At Fox Plaza At 10 A.M. - Posted November 9, 2007
A major rally is planned for 10 a.m. today at Fox Plaza on the Avenue of the Stars. So if you're a reporter, that's probably where you should be headed right now. And if you're not a reporter (or striking writer), then we suggest hitting the Grove instead of the Century... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: FOX Makes Money on SuperBowl, Holds 24 - Posted November 8, 2007
CEO Rupert Murdoch said Fox has already sold 95% of its ad inventory for the Super Bowl and is getting as much as $2.7 million for some ad spots --a new record. During the same earnings call with Wall Street analysts, News Corp. COO Peter Chernin ventured that the strike will... [FishbowlLA]

From The Mouths Of Babes: FBLA Toddler's Take On The Strike - Posted November 7, 2007
We're parked at a red light on Pico, right outside Fox. Picketers are there. They chant. They march. And, when passing drivers honk in support, they jump. From his perch in the back seat, our toddler considers this for a few seconds and then comes to this conclusion: "They jump when... [FishbowlLA]

FOX Cuts Overtime Pay for Assistants, Citing WGA Strike as Reason - Posted October 19, 2007
The WGA strike impacts more than just those schmucks with laptops. FOX has cut overtime pay for executive assistants, according to this informant: So this week they cut overtime at Fox for Assistants. I think that's BULL FUCKING SHIT. They say it's a cost cutting measure in anticipation of the strike. What... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 15, 2007
Kicking And Screaming: Reporter Meg James writes "three people familiar with the situation," told her that Jay Leno doesn't want to leave when his Tonight Show contract expires in 2009. Our solution: Put... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Catfish and Catfights - Posted October 11, 2007
The Sportsman Channel intros new shows: Catfishing America Catfish lovers troll for wily bottom feeders. Celebrity Anglers Celebrities, fishing, what's not to love? Hey! Why not combine these two shows? Celebrity Catfish Tourney! Lifetime orders It's My Party, top party ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Borat Rip-off, Rich MILFs, Singing Stars, Geeks in Cube Farms - Posted September 21, 2007
Fox has a script commitment deal with Darren Star and Anthony Horowitz for Raffik (working title) - a fish out of water story about an Albanian police officer who moves to the US, and with some humor really gets into the American lifestyle. Why? Because Borat was a really cool... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: September 18, 2007 - Posted September 18, 2007
Fox, Seacrest Pairing Plunges Emmy Ratings It's safe to say that Monday was a pretty bad day for Fox and Ryan Seacrest. Their tag-team on Sunday's Emmy telecast was the second lowest rated show in the awards' history, garnering just 13.1 million viewers, ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 10, 2007
Hey, You Try Lip-Synching With A Stretched Out Uterus: We hate sentences like these: "An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards -- but f... [FishbowlLA]

TMZ TV To Stink Up The Airwaves On Monday - Posted September 7, 2007
If you smell sulfur in the air on Monday, don't fret. It's just TMZ fluttering through the airwaves. The site that broke the Mel Gibson arrest and the Michael Richards comedy-club bigotry will stick its heavy fist into the crowded hole of celebutainment television shows, debuting, of course, on Fox. Harvey Lev... [FishbowlLA]

Ryan Seacrest: Press Conference Wrap-Up - Posted September 6, 2007
This probably would have a been a much kinder wrap-up had Fox PR bouncer Nicole Gonzales not shut us out of the Ryan Seacrest press conference Wednesday. But she did. So it's not. Ryan Will Get Shit-Faced: At least that's the take-home message on one ... [FishbowlLA]

Breaking: Carlos Amezcua Is In, John Beard Is Out at KTTV - Posted September 4, 2007
Courtesy of Mike Schneider at Franklin Ave. (and Variety): Longtime KTLA Morning Sh... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: August 24, 2007 - Posted August 24, 2007
Ang Lee is back with a new film and like his last boundary-pushing pic, "Brokeback Mountain," the Oscar-winning helmer pushes the envelope again but this time it's with the MPAA. His newest film, "Lust, Caution," just received an NC-17 rating, Variety reports. It's an erotic espionage ... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: August 20, 2007 - Posted August 20, 2007
THR reports that Fox has again gone to its go-to guy for live broadcasts, Ryan Seacrest, signing the American Idol host to emcee the network's Sept. 16 telecast of the 59th annual Emmy Awards. Reporter Nellie Andreeva ... [FishbowlLA]

Jack Shafer Vs. Keith J. Kelly - Posted August 20, 2007
It's a battle royale of the media reporter stars. In Slate, Jack Shafer accuses Post media reporter Keith J. Kelly of pulling punches on coverage of labor issues at the Wall Street Journal ever since News Corp. launched their takeover bid: In the old days, the Po... [FishbowlNY]

In Defense of the Type-O - Posted July 24, 2007
TVGuide.com continues its TCA coverage with this funny -- if improbable -- story from Julianna Margulies: What's the secret to getting a big star to return to series television? Try a typo. At least that's how Fox landed Julianna Margulies, after she inadvertently thou... [FishbowlLA]

TMZ.com Gets New Digs - Posted July 20, 2007
Attention celebrities (I know some of you read our site): The Associated Press of sleaze is moving closer to the Hollywood sign: On Monday, TMZ will relocate to 8033 Sunse... [FishbowlLA]

New Sites: It's HerHollywood. We Just Live In It - Posted July 10, 2007
Felica Devers, a longtime Hollywoodphile-turned-segment-producer, has launched HerHollywood.com. The new site is aimed at women "working and desiring to work in the film and television fields," and Devers hopes it morphs into an online community of industry women with Hollywood news and a vibrant job boar... [FishbowlLA]

Trump's Newest Reality Show: Ladies, Tramps, Bad Hair - Posted June 13, 2007
Donald Trump is teaming up with Fox to remake Ladette to Lady aka Lady or a Tramp where party girls sent to charm school. Will Rosie sneak into a casting sesssion? ... [FishbowlLA]

Is CBS A Cuckold? More Comcast Online Video News - Posted April 16, 2007
Looks like CBS isn't the only network partnering with Comcast in an online video venture. N... [FishbowlLA]

WKRP DVD Release: "A Travesty" Say Fans - Posted April 16, 2007
The DVD release of WKRP in Cincinnati has caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth for ... [FishbowlLA]

Proving, Yet Again, That People Live In Those Fly-Over States - Posted March 22, 2007
Fox is moving the Billboard Music Awards from Vegas to Nashville. The awards show you never watched, just got less interesting. ... [FishbowlLA]

MySpace News! Not Just Fluff for Fluffy Lovers - Posted March 9, 2007
MySpace is getting into the news business. Here's how: * MySpace News takes News to a whole new level by dynamically aggregating real-time news and blogs from top sites around the Web. Kitty blogs surge to top of Technorati. * Creates focuse... [FishbowlLA]

Here It Is: Your Moment of Ripped-Off Zen - Posted February 14, 2007
It's The Daily Show for the Family Values set, complete with bigotry and a laugh track! And it's just not-funny-enough to be hit. We're speaking, of course, of Joel Surnow's 1/2 Hour... [FishbowlLA]

Top Design: FBLA Goes to the Party - Posted February 1, 2007
FBLA is wildly excited about Bravo's Top Design series, especially as architect Andrea Keller is a contestant. We know her from our other life, and thus are completely biased and hope she wins. In the weeks ahead, she's... [FishbowlLA]

Fox's New Morning Show -- How They'll Cover the Stories That Mean the Most to Los Angeles - Posted January 18, 2007
Fox is adding a new national morning show to its roster at 9 a.m. on Jan. 22, when it plucks Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy from FOX News Channel's Dayside, and gives them the The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. This is a NY-based show, but both T... [FishbowlLA]

FOX Exec. Offers Women a Chance to Rule The World - Posted January 17, 2007
Rocket Science Labs. and FOX are once again pushing the envelope of reality television, or something like that. Describing their latest venture, When Women Rule the World, FOX's Mike Darnell, whose photo makes him look like Ronald McDonald's pesky little brother, ... [FishbowlLA]