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A roundup of what worked - and what didn’t - in the 2012-13 television schedules, and what to expect from the coming upfronts.
nytimes.com (1 month and 5 days ago)
Discovery Communicationspresented its new programming dog-and-pony show for advertisers in New York Thursday, unveiling new shows that will air on the various networks under the umbrella of the Silver Spring-based media company. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

The art within the artifice emerges when the TV network preseason upfront productions are considered as a whole.
nytimes.com (1 month ago)

Last week was a big week for news from the world of television as the 2013 Upfronts unfolded It's the head-spinning time of year when all the major networks (and some of the little guys) give the final word on what's been canceled what's getting renewed which pilots are being...
rollingstone.com (28 days ago)
Broadcast networks are gearing up to present their new shows and fall prime-time schedules at the upfronts later this month
cbsnews.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

Sister networks TBS and TNT will become the first national entertainment networks to offer live 24/7 streaming, they announced Wednesday at the Turner Broadcasting upfront advertiser presentations.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
The Times's Brian Stelter decodes why television networks are trying to broaden their offerings.
nytimes.com (1 month and 1 day ago)

"Our vision is not to be a TV network," Turner Entertainment Networks president Steve Koonin explained, adding: "Our goal is to be a multi-stream video company."
hollywoodreporter.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

Broadcast networks aren't the only ones that get upfronts. Bravo, home of the Real Housewives franchises, cooking competitions, and more shows about Persian-Americans and well-coiffed real-estate agents than all three major networks put together, held its upfronts last week. Before the glamorous party — featuring Andy Cohen on bartender duty, ... More »
vulture.com (2 months and 9 days ago)

As upfront week wraps up, it's hard not to wonder whether the broadcast networks aren't modern-day Neros: They just spent millions of dollars on lavish presentations and shrimp-filled soirees, touting dozens of shows likely to be dead within the year, all while their prime-time ratings continue to collapse. American Idol ...
vulture.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
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