Stories from BC Beat

  1. Morgan Agrees to Extra Year on Contract in Exchange for CNN Waiver

    BC Beat &bull Jul 14, 2010

    NBC is willing to let Piers Morgan appear on CNN clearing the way for the Americas Got Talent judge to take over Larry Kings 9 p.m. Reports that Morgan was on the short list to replace King, whowill step down… Full Story »

  2. The pros of twittering TV

    BC Beat &bull Mar 16, 2010

    Big TV events the Super Bowl, the Oscars, the annual American Idol finale arent just good for the networks that air them, theyre also good for the Internet. Full Story »

  3. Study: Abdul Least Popular 'Idol' Judge

    BC Beat &bull Aug 7, 2009

    Poor Paula Abdul. Now shes got even more to cry about. TV boutique Media IQ has issued new findings that Paula is the least popular judge on American Idol. The company tracked second-by-second ratings on Foxs American Idol from TiVo numbers and found that people fast forward through her comments more than any other judge. The graphic shows how Randy is the most popular and then viewership falls as Kara passes to Paula and then spikes again when Simon Cowell begins to speak. The graphic looks at a single episode, but said the trend was consistent the entire… Full Story »


  4. Michael and 'Motown 25'

    BC Beat &bull Jun 29, 2009

    When he died last week, Id long since written off Michael Jackson as a sad casualty of fame. His Peter Pan shtick had gone from charming to creepy to possibly predatory, and the transformation of his face was just ghastly.… Full Story »

  5. Ad sales picture bleaker in Britain

    BC Beat &bull Mar 4, 2009

    US-based TV ad sales executives might feel like theyre banging their heads against a wall, but at least theyre not working in Britain where commercial broadcaster ITV today projected ad sales will be down by 17% in the first quarter… Full Story »

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