CRTC increases commercials to boost drama
There's one thing everyone north of the border agrees on: There's not much English-language Canadian drama on the tube.
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Ratings swing for the fences
Forget the players: It's Major League Baseball's Nielsen ratings that are on steroids. The average rating of all the baseball games for the first six weeks of the season on the regional Fox Sports…
'60 Minutes' plans for life after the last Don
There's a joke going round that "60 Minutes" will finally swap its old-style stopwatch for a digital clock when Don Hewitt steps down as exec producer early next month.
Local pics dent U.S. reign in Spain
Until recently the most popular Spanish pics on local TV were trips down a very long memory lane. In 2002, the highest-rated local pic on TV was 1974's "El calzonazos," starring the late comic ham…
'Frasier' finale draws 25.2 mil
Veteran comedy "Frasier" went out a winner Thursday, drawing more than 25 million viewers for its series finale and teaming with the season finale of "ER" to give the Peacock a victory for the night…
Fiji draws toon studio plans
The Fiji government is teaming with Chris Walker's Modern Cartoons to create the country's first animation studio.
CBS mini bows down to the King
CBS can't help falling in love with Elvis. Eye is developing a four-hour movie about the king of rock 'n' roll, and has the blessing of the Elvis Presley estate for the project.
Inside Move: Martha a syndie survivor?
Mark Burnett thinks a business relationship with Martha Stewart could be a good thing. In between this week's two "Survivor" finales, the reality titan found time to meet with the diva of…
Fox lifts latenight exec
Fox has upped Jonathan Davis Jr. to director of alternative programming and latenight development.
Lopez inks Showtime deal
Showtime has signed George Lopez to perform as part of its series of standup comedy specials.
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