DANCING TRIPS NEW SHOWS

An array of new shows entered the ratings competition Monday night, officially the first night of the new season. But it was the two-hour season premiere of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars that danced away with honors as it averaged 21.01 million viewers from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Despite strong competition, the show outperformed [...]

MOVIE REVIEWS: ALPHA AND OMEGA

Alpha and Omega, the critics suggest, is barely a step above the familiar fare found most hours of the day on Nickelodeon and Disney Channel or on just about any broadcast network channel on Saturday morning. Except that it’s in 3D. And people in the industry will be waiting to see the results, which should [...]

DELAYING CHEAP DVD RENTALS DOES NOTHING, SAYS PARAMOUNT

“Of course, we are not all the way back, but the horizon is brighter,” Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone remarked today (Thursday) in discussing a strong surge in profits for his company, which includes the Paramount film studio as well as cable channels MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Net earnings soared 52 percent to $420 million [...]

SABAN BUYS BACK POWER RANGERS FOR $100 MILLION

Power Rangers are morphing into Haim Saban characters again. The media mogul, who once cornered the market on kids shows aimed at young boys — many of them American versions of popular Japanese productions — has reportedly paid the Walt Disney Co. $100 million to reacquire the Power Rangers shows from the Walt Disney Co., [...]

MOVIE ADS HOT ON KIDS CHANNEL NICKELODEON

Movies have become the No. 2 advertiser (after toys) on Viacom’s kids-oriented Nickelodeon channel, taking over the spot previously occupied by food — principally snacks and cereals, Advertising Age reported on Thursday. In an interview with the publication, Nickelodeon exec Jim Perry said, “Hollywood had another great year in 2009, and I think we’ll continue [...]

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