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Big night for cable TV in Globes
The taut political thriller "Homeland," the coming of age comedy "Girls" and "Game Change," the movie about Sarah Palin's rocky campaign for the vice ...
A disconnect between violence and television
If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...
Review: Aereo makes it tempting to cut cable TV
Broadcast networks make many of their shows available on the Internet, but you usually have to wait at least a day after an episode airs on television
TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits
The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to ...
TV drama's cancellation causes uproar in Thailand
A Thai TV station's decision to cancel a popular and edgy soap opera mini-series has caused an uproar among viewers and critics who are demanding that ...
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 10-16
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: San Francisco ...
Globes mostly dwell on cable, jilt broadcast fare
The Golden Globes have an ear for musical drama, handing two nominations to ABC's new "Nashville" and a nod to NBC's freshman series "Smash." But the ...
Turkish cameraman set free by captors in Syria
A Turkish cameraman captured by Syrian forces while covering fighting in the city of Aleppo in August has been released and will return to Turkey, the ...
BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal
The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into ...
AMC's 'Walking Dead' walks tall, with 9.5M viewers
In an illustration of how the television world is changing, the hottest drama this fall is on cable. AMC's creepy "The Walking Dead" pulled in 9.
Blackout looms for 2M Dish subs in TV fee fight
A dispute over fees threatens to leave more than 2 million Dish subscribers in 19 cities without access to local television stations owned by Gannett ...
Study finds rise in gay characters on network TV
The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV is at its highest-ever level in the season ahead, according to the Gay & ...
Sixties out, CIA in? Looking for meaning in Emmys
Have the '60s gotten boring? Has the CIA become sexy? Or have we gotten weary of looking back, albeit stylishly, at our collective past, and are now ...
Watchdog: More implied nudity on prime-time TV
A watchdog group says broadcast television is implying a lot more nudity in prime time than it used to. The Parents Television Council said Monday ...