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Connecticut grabs TV business from other states
Craig LeMoult May 17, 2013
Connecticut may not have the glitz and glamour of L.A. or New York, but what it does have is an increasing number of TV shows.
Rating Stefon's favorite clubs for business viability
Mark Garrison May 17, 2013
Comedian Bill Hader’s exit from "Saturday Night Live" prompted us to ask, "Would Stefon's clubs work out in the real world?"
How a dead TV show like 'The Office' can live on
Sally Herships May 15, 2013
A look at the afterlife of a sitcom like "The Office," which ends this Thursday night. Can anything be gained from internet royalties and syndication?
Why Nielsen isn't watching the cord-cutters
Ben Johnson May 15, 2013
How cord-cutters are impacting TV ad revenue.
Bring on the baby bloopers and family fiascos
Sally Herships May 14, 2013
"America’s Funniest Home Videos" is opening its 23-season deep library to advertisers. Nothing sells like pets, babies and humor.
Upfront for TV networks: Build brands, loyalty
Kai Ryssdal May 13, 2013
Television executives pitch advertisers on their new lineups this week in elaborate presentations called upfronts. But can the networks still compete with cable?
The app that blocks TV spoilers on Twitter, and its teenage developer
Kai Ryssdal May 10, 2013
Jennie Lamere just turned 18. Between classes and college applications, she developed an app to block the live tweets that were spoiling her favorite shows.
Turning the world on with her smile: A look at 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
Kai Ryssdal May 6, 2013
In her new book, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes a look at Mary Richards and the rest of the gang from the WJM newsroom and the real-life people behind the "Mary Tyler Moore Show."
The value of a laugh track
Stacey Vanek Smith May 6, 2013
Can adding canned laughter make a sitcom more popular than one without the assist? As old-fashioned as laugh tracks seem, they're still a valuable element of successful TV comedies.
Old media battles online companies for digital ad spending
Sabri Ben-Achour May 1, 2013
There are some unexpected newcomers to the digital video world as advertising grows. Magazine publisher Condé Nast is one of the new big names rolling out a suite of original video content.
