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With the Olympics, NBC gets a head start on fall promotion
Queena Kim Aug 6, 2012
Looks like NBC will sell enough ads to break even on the London summer games, which cost $1.3 billion. Its Olympic-sized audience is also a great place to tout NBC programming.
Mariah Carey named newest 'American Idol' judge
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jul 24, 2012
Mariah Carey will be one of the new judges on "American Idol." The show lost Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in the past few weeks, and "Idol" needs a boost.
TV drama 'Dallas' relaunches for a new generation
Sally Herships Jun 13, 2012
The popular '80s primetime soap gets remade with the all-important ad demographic of 18- to 35-year-olds in mind. The question is no longer "Who shot JR?" but "How long will JR be on screen?"
'The Hopper' looks to deal a death-blow to commercials
Jeff Horwich May 14, 2012
A new device for DISH Network means even the very lazy can skip all the commercials in their favorite shows. Automatically. Good news for viewers now -- bad news later?
Biggest suspense from upfronts are the lineups
Adriene Hill May 14, 2012
It's upfronts week for the television industry, when networks announce for advertisers which shows are in, on their way in and out. Networking scheduling can be a bit of a "scientific art."
The lowdown on this season's network upfronts
Kai Ryssdal May 14, 2012
Variety's Andrew Wallenstein talks about the big trends on television next fall.
Battle over morning viewers
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson Apr 6, 2012
Television’s bare-knuckle competition to rule the morning air is nothing new. But the networks upped the ante this week.
Discovery discovers green programming doesn't sell
Adriene Hill Apr 5, 2012
Discovery Communications will replace Planet Green cable channel with programs about travel and food.
HBO's horse racing show 'Luck' gets canceled
Gregory Warner Mar 15, 2012
It's not being canceled because of ratings -- it's being canceled because three horses have died in production of the show.
'Luck' runs its course after three horse deaths
David Brancaccio Mar 15, 2012
The HBO show gets canceled. But broken legs and other injuries are quite common in the sport of horse racing.
