This Week's Edition

TelevisionWeek is published every Monday, either in print or online. Started in 1982 as Electronic Media, the weekly newspaper covers the TV industry. Below are all the stories that appear exclusively in the weekly edition, either online or in print.

• Can NBC, Rosie Revive Variety?
  Having already revolutionized daytime talk and reinvigorated “The View,” Rosie O’Donnell is now hoping to resurrect one of television’s storied genres: the variety show. It’s... More »
• ZOO Finds Partnering Profitable
  “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” producers Barry Poznick and John Stevens are partnering with Larry the Cable Guy for “Dumb Luck,” a comedic... More »
• Web-Video Ad Prices: Cringe-and-Wait Mode
  Despite fourth-quarter advertising cutbacks, online video ad prices in the slumping economy appear to be holding steady so far. Media agency executives expect this sector... More »
• How Oxygen Media Pumped Up Results
  Just a year after being acquired by NBC Universal, Oxygen Media has rebranded, cut costs, added distribution and viewers and pumped up its profits. Now... More »
• Obama Knocks at FCC Door
  The sun is starting to set on the administration of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. President-elect Barack Obama last week named Susan Crawford, a... More »
• TiVo Expands Push Into Viewer Data
  In an effort to learn more about how digital video recorder usage is affecting television viewing, TiVo has quintupled the number of homes in its... More »
• Sifting Starts for Syndie Freshman
  The pack of freshman first-run syndicated programming is eerily mirroring its prime-time network brethren: solid starts for some, but no massive hits. That’s not necessarily... More »
• The Insider: Diss 'N' Dat
  The Insider is serving a time-out in the cranky corner this week, so today’s column is written by her less cranky Whatnot. Those who don’t... More »
• Fox, NBC Stations Seek Pool Partners
  Fox Television Stations and NBC Local Media are confident they’re building the local TV news equivalent of a better mousetrap—and they’re inviting any and all... More »
• Cable Giant Time Warner Turns to Web
  To blunt the threat of consumer defections to broadband-only programming, Time Warner Cable plans to work with programmers next year to hasten development of a... More »
• College Sports Net in Deal With FiOS
  CBS College Sports Network has picked up an additional 4 million subscribers through a new carriage deal with Verizon’s FiOS TV and upgraded distribution deals... More »
• Christmas Ski Trip
  The Ski Channel plans to get off the lift and onto the slopes starting Dec. 25. Its launch date set, the video-on-demand service also has... More »
• Column: Boxee Leads Way to Convergence
  The Internet has a new designer drug and its name is Boxee. Sure, the name is clunky. And yep, the service is even clunkier. But... More »
• Online Video Takes After Its Parent, TV
  The older it gets, the more online video looks like its parent—television. As the advertising model solidifies for Web video and as Internet users become... More »
• Infinite Paths to Online Success
  As a fast-growing and financially promising industry, online video has garnered its share of analysts. TelevisionWeek contributing writer Daisy Whitney asked two Internet television pundits—Forrester... More »
• Mobile Sees Slow Growth
  Mobile video was the hot new thing just a few years ago, but the medium hasn’t ignited consumer interest as expected since then. Experts urge... More »
• Don’t Just Go With the Flow Chart
  Remember the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”? According to Wikipedia, the phrase is meant to convey the idea that “complex stories... More »
• Guest Commentary: The 2009 Election: A Mole of Inclusion
  When Barack Obama was elected president of the United States less than two weeks ago, a seismic shift took place. It was a cultural shift,... More »
• Editorial: So Long Mr. Martin, So Long a la Carte?
  The election of Barack Obama as president will bring new leadership to the Federal Communications Commission. With that housecleaning, we hope the movement to switch... More »
• QuickTakes: What Do You Hope the Obama Administration Will Do for the TV Industry?
  What do you hope the Obama administration will do for the TV industry? “We’re confident that an Obama administration will recognize the value of free... More »
• Women in Television: Tyra Banks
  Who: Tyra Banks, supermodel, host and producer of “America’s Next Top Model” and “The Tyra Banks Show” Women in TV Tyra Banks . . .... More »
• Women in Television: Linda Bell Blue
  Who: Linda Bell Blue, executive producer, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” Women in TV Tyra Banks . . . More » Linda Bell Blue .... More »
• Women in Television: Amy Carney
  Who: Amy Carney, president of advertiser sales, Sony Pictures Television Women in TV Tyra Banks . . . More » Linda Bell Blue . .... More »
• Women in Television: Nancy Dubuc
  Who: Nancy Dubuc, general manager, History Women in TV Tyra Banks . . . More » Linda Bell Blue . . . More » Amy... More »
• Women in Television: Hilary Estey McLoughlin
  Who: Hilary Estey McLoughlin, president, Telepictures Productions Women in TV Tyra Banks . . . More » Linda Bell Blue . . . More »... More »