While replicating a hit show can undoubtedly yield profitable results, the practice as a whole seems to produce far more misses than hits, particularly in today's era of increasingly fragmented viewing habits.
The company looks to be on the way back up after the Qwikster debacle last year.
The actors from Happy Days had claimed that CBS owed them back pay from DVD sales and other worldwide merchandise. The case was one of a series of recent legal spats involving former television stars who have sued for such pay.
A troubling new report shows that TV production in the Los Angeles area is in a state of rapid decline, with less than half of all TV dramas now filmed in the L.A. area.
The two comics, who made their name on Comedy Central's roasts, will each star in their own shows on the network.
Google TV is hoping a new Sirius XM app with Howard Stern will boost lackluster sales.
At its I/O Conference for developers in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new Android operating system called Jelly Bean, a brand-new tablet from Google called the Nexus 7, and even gave a demonstration and pre-order information for its highly-anticipated, high-tech headgear, also known as Project Glass. But one of the strange unveilings at I/O was the orb-shaped hub known as the Nexus Q, which was Google's response to the Apple TV.
Drahi wants to offer ?a balanced presentation of life in Israel throughout the world [that] will help strengthen the country's image.
Beginning Monday until July 8, tennis fans will be given two weeks of tennis action during Wimbledon 2012. Matches feature stars like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will be available for viewing at live-streaming websites, mobile apps for both Android and iOS and, of course, televised on the small screen.
Sony Electronics Inc. announced Monday the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player with Google TV, which was originally introduced at CES 2012 in January.
The amount of curveballs thrown in Dallas Episode 3, titled The Price You Pay, would have any fixed viewer's head spinning. J.R. and John Ross team up? Christopher and Elena kiss? Rebecca is more devious than one could ever have imagined?
The Heat-Thunder NBA Finals has generated a lot of viewers.
Who says a reboot can't pack a punch? In true Texas fashion, the 2012 premiere of the Dallas TV show was off with a bang. Viewers were treated to some good ol' greed, lust and a whole heap of drama. Can't wait for next week? Here are some spoilers of the upcoming season, straight from the Dallas cast members.
This Glass House review reveals just how terrible and mind-numbing ABC's new reality TV show is after just last night's premier episode.
The 2012 NBA Finals ratings have surged as the showdown between LeBron James' Miami Heat and Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder gets underway.
Josh Henderson talks about his meemaw.
No point in drowning your sorrows. It'll all still be here tomorrow when you come to. JR Ewing proved that, in Dallas, some things never change. The revamped remake of Dallas, the juicy 1980s soap opera that shaped an entire genre of dramatic primetime television, premiered Wednesday night and all the torments and turbulence that rocked Dallas from 1978 through 1991 are still rocking in 2012.
Now that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, has opened its Worldwide Developers Conference with the usual product splash, what happened to Apple TV?
Joy Behar agreed to host an hour-long talk show on Current TV starting September, tentatively titled ?The Joy Behar Show,? in the struggling channel?s 6 p.m. slot.
Now that we know who shot J.R., is there enough reason to watch?
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Advertising Standards Agency [ASA] has dealt with over 431,000 complaints.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave a rare television interview on Wednesday, appearing on Russia's official Rossia-24 news channel to tout the success of the May 7 parliamentary elections.