Hutton NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced Thursday, at the network’s pre-upfront meeting with advertisers, that the network gave early orders to two new dramas, called Kidnapped and The Black Donnellys, Mediaweek reports.
Kidnapped, like single-story line shows like 24 and Prison Break, follows a wealthy New York couple - played by Dana Delany and Timothy Hutton - whose son gets kidnapped, the FBI agents involved and the kidnappers themselves.
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, creators of the Oscar-winning film Crash, have come together to create The Black Donnellys - a show about four Irish-American brothers who live a life of crime in Manhattan.
Clear Channel Radio announced today that its Spanish-language programming initiative, La Preciosa Network, has named Spanish radio personality icon Humberto Luna as its new morning show host. “El Show de Humberto Luna” will launch on January 20th, airing from 4:00…
Dunkin’ Donuts on Monday bowed a $100+ million integrated advertising campaign that offers a new rallying cry for consumers hard hit by the economy: “You Kin’ Do It!”
The “You Kin’ Do It” national campaign broke with three television spots airing during…
What is being touted as a groundbreaking mobile digital TV service - debuting sometime this year on 63 stations in 22 markets - was unveiled by major TV station groups at CES this week as part of their Open Mobile…
Consumers in the U.S. watch more TV and mobile video than those in Germany, Sweden and urban China, and while most still watch video on a PC, nearly a quarter (23%) watch video on a mobile device, according to results…
Super Bowl advertisers - including Monster.com, which is returning after a four-year hiatus - are making the most of their $3 million ad buy by creating integrated follow-up campaigns, says Kellogg School of Management professor Tim Calkins.
Calkins, co-leader of…
The latest casualty in the shrinking shelter category is Meredith’s Country Home. The magazine’s March 2009 issue will be its last.
The company, which is also slashing its workforce by 250 people, cited a soft economy for the demise of…