Shark Week Propels Discovery to #1 Non-Scripted Cable Spot
Updated: 2012-08-31 22:10:50
After 25 years, Discovery Channel’ SHARK WEEK shows no signs of slowing down. Ratings for 2012 propelled Discovery Channel to the #1 non-scripted cable network spot for P18-49 delivery and the top cable network for P/W 18-34 delivery.* Reeling in 21.4 million viewers P2+, premieres of SHARK WEEK 2012 surpassed ...

Google Shutdown TV Smart Ads System MTV Announces End Of The Road For Jersey Shore It appears that the party in the Jersey Shore is officially over . Viacom owned MTV announced on Thursday that it is not renewing the controversial show for another . season Jersey Shore will soon be no more Analysts believe the decision was going to happen sooner or later , simply because of the salaries of those involved with the show–which have skyrockets to record heights after being essentially unknowns when the show . debuted The sixth and final season will premiere on October 4th , and a slew of spin-off shows are expected to appear as MTV bids its farewell to one of their most prominent and popular shows . The series , which drew the ire of critics and even advertisers when it first debuted featuring
HBO Reveal Cable-Less Nordic Launch MTV Announces End Of The Road For Jersey Shore Google Shutdown TV Smart Ads System While their search-based personalised advert system has seen strong success in its history with desktop users AdWords’ a five-year effort of attempting to provide similar services for TV viewers has now ended , as they move people working on the project to other ventures within the American . company Google claim that their lesser-known TV ads’ service which displayed adverts to TV viewers based on the content that they had previously watched on the set will now no longer be in operation , as they found from their experience that the system did not work as well on TV sets as on website pages , with the methods used to bring up the viewer-focused ads did not work in the
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Sky Living Series Gates Planned For NBC Remake HBO Reveal Cable-Less Nordic Launch Adobe Systems Set To Enhance Everywhere TV” Platforms Thursday . Adobe Systems announced that it is going to proceed with plans to further enhance a TV Everywhere function to deliver pay-tv content to tablets , smart TV’s and mobile devices . The company stated that it is developing new software that contains the capabilities to make TV Everywhere” a more functional . experience They continued to say that during this year’s Olympics nearly a third of the online audience was viewing content via mobile devices and tablet computers The Olympics were brought to small screens via the Adobe Pass which is a product that is part of Adobe’s Project Primetime platform . Adobe Pass is now supporting over 40 sites and
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Sony Join 4K Club With Release By End-Of-Year Adobe Systems Set To Enhance Everywhere TV” Platforms Sky Living Series Gates Planned For NBC Remake Satellite broadcaster Sky’s conveyer belt of series with one-word titles seem to be gaining more attention than many would have anticipated , as one of their latest concepts , sitcom Gates is set to be given a pilot run with major American network NBC just two weeks after premiering on the Sky Living channel The school-based series focuses on the playground politics’ between parents taking their children to school each day , with parents Helen Joanna Page and Mark Tom Ellis discovering the school-gate culture when they bring their daughter to a new . school NBC are thought to have been impressed by the series which has so far aired just two
Citizen Khan Debuts With BBC Complaints Sky Living Series Gates Planned For NBC Remake Sony Join 4K Club With Release By End-Of-Year Following on from the introduction of 4k Ultra HD’ TV sets from Toshiba , Panasonic , and LG amongst others Japanese technology giant Sony have revealed their challenger to the new market , as they revealed a set that will roll out around the world by the end of the . year Measuring in at a 84-inch screen matching the size put up by LG’s set the 4K Bravia television officially titled the Bravia KD-84X9005 was unveiled at Sony’s press conference at the IFA 2012 technology event in Berlin Germany The LCD set , also capable of regular HD and 3D output , will no doubt be most notable for its 3840 x 2160 pixel . density’ In addition , the product will come
Marvels S.H.I.E.L.D Could Be Coming To ABC Sony Join 4K Club With Release By End-Of-Year Citizen Khan Debuts With BBC Complaints While it was launched with a goal of promoting inclusivity and becoming the UK region’s first ever British Muslim comedy series’ , new BBC1 sitcom Citizen Khan seems to have caused problems with the more easily-offended of those who practice the religion , as around 200 complaints were sent to the BBC over the insulting’ show which ridiculed’ the Islamic . faith The Adil Ray-led six-part series , which premiered on Monday in a prime-time slot , had mixed reviews when being judged constructively with some claiming that it was a solid start as opposed to others who criticised the canned laughter and recycled character traits though it unfortunately appears to have
Praise TV Prised Away From Satellite TV By Ofcom Citizen Khan Debuts With BBC Complaints Marvels S.H.I.E.L.D Could Be Coming To ABC Comic-book fans , specifically those who love Marvel’s characters and those that comprise the group S.H.I.E.L.D will be leaping for joy as ABC have announced that it has entered into an agreement for a television pilot based on the famous peace-keeping . organization S.H.I.E.L.D , which appears in multiple forms throughout both Marvel comics and superhero films like Iron Man , 8221 and The Avengers , 8221 will see Joss Whedon heading up the television product . Whedon , who is also set to write and direct the upcoming Avengers 2 seems to be the perfect man to start writing the pilot for the show . Whedon will direct if his schedule . permits Also attached to
Charlie Sheens Anger Management’ Gets 90 More Episodes Marvels S.H.I.E.L.D Could Be Coming To ABC Praise TV Prised Away From Satellite TV By Ofcom Half a year on from fining a similar channel for their claims of being able to produce miracles’ the UK’s media regulator Ofcom have taken a stand against another christian channel , after finding many of the presenters on Praise TV’ to be misleading viewers and the regulator . themselves The action taken against the channel operated on a licence via Destiny Broadcasting Network Europe appears to be one of the severest possible , as they have their broadcasting licence in the region . revoked One of the main reasons rumoured to have contributed to the decision is the religious channel’s connections to controversial pastor Gilbert Deya , a
Sky Store Have Ad Removed After BT Complaints Praise TV Prised Away From Satellite TV By Ofcom Charlie Sheens Anger Management’ Gets 90 More Episodes FX seems thrilled with the new Charlie Sheen Anger Management TV series , so much so that it is ordering another 90 . episodes In what is proving to be quite the unusual agreement , the network had to be assured that the new show , starring the now infamous Sheen , would hit a specific ratings threshold before it would pursue a full-time . commitment On June 28th , when the show premiered , it became the highest rated and most-watched primetime comedy series in all of cable history–after the first episode . Ratings fell during the next two weeks of shows , however , they did indeed stabilize . Enough to get FX to commit to another 90 .
Kim Kardashian And Old Navy Settle Commercial Suit Sky Store Have Ad Removed After BT Complaints Morgan Freeman Joins Lego Movie Project Seemingly attempting to prove that he can bring his trademark calming narrative voice to any form of film , Morgan Freeman has been confirmed as the latest actor to sign onto Warner Bros . animated movie project Lego : The Piece of Resistance With actress Elizabeth Banks The Hunger Games also confirmed to be lending her voice to the planned 2014 release , the 3D film the first to be produced for cinematic release under the popular brand of Danish building blocks is set to have plenty of star power behind it , with Freeman’s role set to be that of original character Vitruvius’ , though little has been revealed of the film’s . details It is known that the
Only Way Is Mumbai As Brand Plan Indian Spin-Off Kim Kardashian And Old Navy Settle Commercial Suit Mobile Streaming From DVR As TiVo Stream Launches September The humble DVR from TiVo is entering the mobile age , as the company announce TiVo Stream’ , a set-top box that lets you stream both recorded and live TV content to a range of mobile . devices TiVo Stream brings DVR to mobile Currently the TiVo Premiere DVR comes with four tuners allowing viewers to record plenty of content . But in our new mobile age , consumers do not want to be tied to the TV set to watch all that . content The TiVo Stream works alongside the TiVo DVR and allows you to stream both recorded and live TV to a maximum of four tablets or . phones At launch the Stream box will work with Apple products , iPad , iPhone ,
Mobile Streaming From DVR As TiVo Stream Launches September Morgan Freeman Joins Lego Movie Project Kim Kardashian And Old Navy Settle Commercial Suit It would appear that the legal war between Kim Kardashian and Old Navy has been settled after a nearly year-long battle . The company , which Kim argued has used a look-alike actress of her likeness to help sell their products apparently resolved the dispute with the famous Kardashian . Kim was seeking unspecified damages and suing for a loss of profit in the . lawsuit It was reported that she felt she had been damaged to the tune of 15 million to 20 million due to her popularity and the fact that she has endorsed many other products–ShoeDazzle , a popular site being one of . them The lawsuit stated that Old Navy ads used Plantiff’s likeness
X Factor UK YouTube Channel Reaches 1 Billion Viewers Only Way Is Mumbai As Brand Plan Indian Spin-Off James Bond 50-Year Celebration Documentary Planned It is a well-known fact that the main way of celebrating a major anniversary of a franchise is to release another installment , with the other most popular means being to create celebratory documentaries , and it appears that for their 50th anniversary , the James Bond films will be doing the . same While most the mainstream attention will certainly be focused on the 23rd Bond film released on 26 October Skyfall the month will also see an added insight for more dedicated fans of the series , as Everything or Nothing : The Untold Story of 007 looks into the history of the franchise , from its origins as a novel , and the developments which
Australian ABC Uses Time Travel To Air The New Doctor Who Show Just After UK Debut James Bond 50-Year Celebration Documentary Planned X Factor UK YouTube Channel Reaches 1 Billion Viewers While UK reality series The X Factor has always been a part of English channel ITV , it also has its own-brand YouTube channel to pay attention to , and this week for good reason , after it surpassed the milestone of one billion cumulative views , and in the process becoming just the third channel based in the UK region to reach that total , following on from fellow Simon Cowell show Britain’s Got Talent which achieved the goal earlier this month Led by the 27.3m viewers reliving season 7 auditionees Ablisa’ who after a terrible performance literally decided to fight amongst themselves the other most
ESPN Secures 5.6 Billion MLB Broadcasts For Eight More Years X Factor UK YouTube Channel Reaches 1 Billion Viewers Australian ABC Uses Time Travel To Air The New Doctor Who Show Just After UK Debut As the long awaited new series 7 of sci-fi cult show , Doctor Who draws ever closer , ABC have announced they will air the first episode of the new series on iView , an Australian online player owned by ABC , just hours after its first aired on British . television Aussie fans dont have to wait too long for Dr Who The show will air on 1st of September in the UK on BBC1. The episode will then be aired on the following day in Australia on ABC1. For Austrian Doctor Who fan , this is a huge milestone as this is the first time a Television blockbuster from overseas will be available to watch within a
Megaupload Rumoured For Return As Dotcom Gets Assets Returned Australian ABC Uses Time Travel To Air The New Doctor Who Show Just After UK Debut ESPN Secures 5.6 Billion MLB Broadcasts For Eight More Years ESPN is looking to be a dominate force for baseball fans for at least another eight years . The popular sports network , has just entered into a brand new eight-year deal–and doubled its payout to receive . it MLB strikes deal with ESPN On Tuesday , MLB commissioner Bud Selig said via a conference call that the new deal is a 100 percent increase” over the previous broadcasting agreement ESPN had with Major League Baseball . He continued to state that it was further proof that we are truly living in the Golden Age of this sport . 8221 While a specific monetary figure was not disclosed by
Relativity Media Brings Nitro Circus 3D To Television Megaupload Rumoured For Return As Dotcom Gets Assets Returned Kimmel Prepares For Late Night War With Leno Looks like Howard Stern isn’t the only one with a distaste for all things Leno Simply add Jimmy Kimmel into the mix and see what . happens Jay Leno is off another Christmas list At a panel discussion early Monday , comedian Kimmel didn’t have much to say regarding his friendship with the late-night host . expletive him , 8221 Kimmel stated at the . panel Kimmel further went on to lament that his friendship with the host of The Tonight Show” was fake . The two will face-off early next year after Kimmel’s show on ABC moves to a new timeslot at 11:35pm–which will place him in direct competition with not only The Tonight Show but also
Chinese Company StarTimes Lead African Digital TV Mission Kimmel Prepares For Late Night War With Leno Relativity Media Brings Nitro Circus 3D To Television Arc Entertainment movie titles , like Nitro Circus 3D , have found partners for domestic . television Relativity Media have grabbed the rights to distribute Arc Entertainment’s theatrical titles for television , the company said on Tuesday . The deal , which includes distribution for both free and pay TV , is for domestic broadcasting in the United . States Nitro Circus 3D will be one of the kick off properties , along with a western called For Greater Glory . 8221 The latter of which stars Andy Garcia , while the former presents wild stunts that is in line with the television series on MTV . No word on if the 3D Nitro Circus” will be
Apple Use 1b Victory To Warn Against Stealing’ Relativity Media Brings Nitro Circus 3D To Television Chinese Company StarTimes Lead African Digital TV Mission While China are fairly well-known for offering aid to the continent of Africa , the assistance offered is usually the funding of infrastructure , military equipment , and stadiums for African countries , though the latest development could be one of the most ambitious . yet Led by Beijing-based media group StarTimes , along with support from The China-Africa Development Fund CAD Fund and China Development Bank , are aiming to provide heavy investment into the market of digital TV throughout the continent , with the ambitious aim of eventually enabling every African family’ the opportunity to own digital . TV The CAD Fund , which has
Kimmel Prepares For Late Night War With Leno ESPN Secures 5.6 Billion MLB Broadcasts For Eight More Years Megaupload Rumoured For Return As Dotcom Gets Assets Returned A new twist has been made in the Kim Dotcom case after the High Court in New Zealand granted Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom NZ$6 million of his withheld funds to cover his legal fees and living costs’ , adding to a 750,000 previously . granted In addition , Dotcom will also be allowed to sell some of his 15-strong fleet of luxury cars which were also confiscated as part of his house arrest The funds , combined with his unfrozen cash reserves , will cover legal fees which so far have reached 2.6m , and pay the 1m annual rent for his family’s residence a 30m estate in Auckland New Zealand Dotcom tweeted of the news : BREAKING
Vobile TVSync API Looks To Change How We Watch Television Apple Use 1b Victory To Warn Against Stealing’ NBL Reveal In-House Online Streaming Package In what has been an extremely busy week for broadcasting deals being made for professional sports leagues in Australia , the high-profile NBL basketball league joins the AFL (aussie rules football and the NRL rugby league in announcing their upcoming media . arrangements Seemingly beating the AFL to the punch , the NBL have taken the plunge and signed an official deal with national governing body Basketball Australia who retain the digital media rights to the NBL This move will see a new website NBL.TV offer an American-style package of every NBL game live along with home fixtures of the Australian men’s and women’s national teams in