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Monk and Psych, which are returning Jan. 11 on USA, will air on NBC as an 8-10 p.m. block Sunday nights beginning March 2.
The move is a win-win situation for the network, says co-chairman Marc Graboff (via MediaPost). “The shows, both produced by our own Universal Media Studios, receive additional exposure while providing great programming for NBC,” he says.
Ben Silverman, the network’s other co-chair, claims the repurposing of the two shows is not the result of the writers strike. He says it is a move the network would be making anyway; the strike is simply “pointing a flashlight on it.”
CBS chief Les Moonves has said he is considering running some programming from CBS-owned Showtime - perhaps the drama Dexter - if the strike drags on.
Katz Media Group has added another new client, Lincoln Financial Media, and will sell ad time on the company’s 15 stations beginning immediately.
Katz also added CBS Radio and Entercom last week, picking them off from Interep’s list.
Katz has also…
Last week, Aegis Group CEO Robert Lerwill resigned unexpectedly, sparking speculation that a takeover may be on the horizon.
Lerwill stepped down officially today (Monday), with Aegis chairman John Napier taking over his duties on an interim basis, writes MediaPost. People…
Out-of-home companies are bracing for the recession like everyone else, but they may not feel the sting as badly as other media.
Though the third quarter brought negative growth to the nation’s three largest OOH companies - Clear Channel Outdoor,…
The 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade pulled an average 12.6 rating/26 share on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, according to Nielsen.
That was 8% higher than its telecast last year, Mediaweek writes. NBC estimated that a total 44.7 million viewers…
Time magazine ousted Cosmo as the top magazine for college students in this year’s Anderson Analytics fall survey.
Time also jumped past People, which was last year’s No. 2, writes Ad Age. A Time spokesperson said the magazine did not run…
Email, news gathering and paying bills continue to be the most widely used online activities among U.S. adults, but downloading TV programs, watching videos and making web phone calls posted the biggest overall growth, according to data from Mediamark Research…
