Is the NBC News Shakeup Really About Brian Williams?

Television Today March 06, 2015

Is the NBC News Shakeup Really About Brian Williams? Andy Lack takes over for Pat Fili-Krushel By Sam Thielman March 6, 2015, 2:04 PM EST News broke Friday morning that NBC News chairman Pat Fili-Krushel will be replaced by Andy Lack, whose name is more or less synonymous with NBC News' late-'90s renaissance, when the Today show was going from ... Read more »

Justin Bieber Spoofs His Own Calvin Klein Ads in Promo for Comedy Central Roast Funny, sad or both? By Gabriel Beltrone March 6, 2015, 11:43 AM EST

TV Station Cuts to Traffic Reporter and He's Ordering McDonald's Instead And Fox 45 seems to love it By Alfred Maskeroni March 6, 2015, 1:13 PM EST

Adweek's Top 5 Commercials of the Week: March 1-6 Geico's preroll ads were unskippable, and so were the rest of these spots By Tim Nudd March 6, 2015, 9:06 AM EST

What Will the 'Slow TV' Phenomenon Look Like If It Comes to the U.S.? Uninterrupted footage of a chair being assembled? Sold! By Sam Thielman March 4, 2015, 5:49 PM EST A rather strange programming phenomenon is sweeping Europe: slow TV, which bypasses quick edits and montages in favor of leisurely paced windows into the world. Read more »

24 Hours in Advertising: Friday, March 6, 2015 Adam Lisagor joins CenturyLink campaign and Jägermeister crafts beautiful puzzles By Katie Richards March 6, 2015, 12:00 AM EST Here's everything you need to know about the last 24 hours in advertising, in case you blinked. Read more »

Bobby Flay Isn't a Fan of Food Bloggers Trading Snark for Clicks The Food Network star says NYT still reigns supreme for reviews By Emma Bazilian March 3, 2015, 8:47 PM EST Specs Who Bobby Flay Age 50 Claim to fame Chef (restaurants include Gato, Bar Americain and Mesa Grill); host of Food Network series such as Beat Bobby Flay, All-Star Academy and Bobby Flay's Barbecue ... Read more »

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Yahoo's New Season of Community Spoofs Age of Ultron Trailer A look at the brainy sitcom's fabled return By Sam Thielman March 3, 2015, 5:36 PM EST Yes, it's really happening, folks: Yahoo Screen's sixth season of Community—the one that nearly didn't happen because of low ratings and a difficult relationship between creator Dan Harmon and ... Read more »

Guy-Centric Spike Network Hopes Scripted Shows Like Tut Will Entice Female Viewers Unveils rebranding effort at Upfront By Sam Thielman March 3, 2015, 5:25 PM EST Viacom's bro-centric Spike network hasn't been in the upper echelons of cable TV in the recent past, but the company plans to change all that. Today at Manhattan's Cipriani 42nd Street, a cavernous ... Read more »

Fans Successfully Unlocked the New Avengers Trailer, and It Was Totally Worth It Twitter buzz rewarded with an epic preview By David Griner March 4, 2015, 1:54 PM EST Marvel both delighted and infuriated its rabid fan base today by making them work together to unlock the new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer by tweeting about it. But good news: The trailer is amazing. Read more »