Could ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Be AMC’s Next ‘Mad Men’?
Mad Men is ending, Breaking Bad is done -- AMC needs its new show 'Halt and Catch Fire' to catch on like wildfire. Set in Texas during the 1980s tech boom, the show, which…
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'A Million Ways to Die in the West,' starring and directed by Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane opens this weekend. Will it be as successful as his first movie 'Ted,' which starred Mark Wahlberg?
Why Is the MLB Draft Less Hyped Than Its NFL Counterpart?
The 2014 MLB Draft is next week, and unlike the NFL Draft, there’s no 24-hour media coverage, ever-changing mock drafts, or babbling analysts. Why?
‘X-Men’ Dominates Memorial Day Box Office While ‘Blended’ Gets Shredded
FoxEvery Memorial Day has its own tentpole movie release attached to it and this year it was Fox’s (NASDAQ: FOXA) X-Men: Days of Futures Past. Following the resurgence to the franchise that was X-Men:…
CBS Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank With Comedies
CBSWith the 2013-2014 season in the books, executives are turning towards what they hope will be a promising fall slate. Although investors, analysts and advertisers are still interested in the past as they want…
Networks Look to Dramas to Draw the Viewers Advertisers Crave
foxWith the 2013-2014 season in the books, executives are turning towards what they hope will be a promising fall slate. Although investors, analysts and advertisers are still interested in the past as they want…
Can NBC’s New Medical Drama ‘The Night Shift’ Channel the Success of ‘E.R.’?
NBCHospital dramas are a dime a dozen, but when done right they can become an iconic piece of TV history, just look at E.R. Although analysts and investors know that’s not always the case…
Americans Watch Only 17 TV Channels
ThinkstockThe remote control in the hand of an average American now has a selection of 189 TV channels available for viewing. That is an increase of almost 50% in the past six years. So…
How ‘Mad Men’ Helped Build AMC Into a Cable Powerhouse
As with most revolutions, you often don’t realize something is brewing until it builds to maximum capacity. That was the case with AMC’s (NASDAQ: AMCX) Mad Men. The series debuted in 2007 and has now…
Why Fox’s Reality Staple American Idol Isn’t Done Just Yet
FoxThis…is American Idol. Those words used to mean something more before the reality competition series began taking a ratings tumble it hasn’t yet bounced back from. Unfortunately the series no longer commands the fear it…
‘X-Men’ Expected to Dominate Memorial Day Box Office
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, the summer movie season is officially heating up as Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA) prepares to bring the summer’s latest Super-Hero movie to theaters, and Warner Brothers (a subsidiary of…
Pete Rose’s Skechers Deal Isn’t as Crazy as It Looks
Skechers, YouTubePete Rose may be the most controversial man in sports. Almost 25 years ago, baseball’s all-time hits leader was banned from the MLB for life, in light of a lengthy betting scandal. Although…
Google Strengthens Position as Top U.S. Site
Google further cemented is position as the number one Web property in the United States based on April data. comScore reports that Google sites had 192.3 million unique visitors.
Fox’s Summer Strategy Highlights ’24,’ ‘Gang Related’ and Reality Staple ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Fox Recently the business of television was on full display as the networks spent tons of money trying to convince advertisers, investors, and audiences that their new slate of programming is the most profitable. Now with…
America’s 10 Most Familiar Brands
To be familiar with a brand means a deeper level of engagement than simple awareness. However, it is not necessarily the case that a brand is familiar because it is a well liked one.