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Three nights of Tin Man miniseries, on Sci Fi and produced by RHI, has earned “most watched miniseries in Sci Fi history” status with 5.3 million viewers over the three nights, 2.7 million A18-49 and 2.9 million A25-54, according to Nielsen’s live + same day data. In total viewers, Tin Man surpassed both Dune (4.6 million viewers) and Taken (5.0 million viewers).
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Sci Fi Channel has ordered up a new reality project called Run for Money, based on a Japanese format from Fuji Television, reports THR. Basically, the contestants are fulfilling challenges in a variety of locations, all the while being “hunted”. The contestants earn dollars for every second they remain “alive”, and as you might imagine, and the game winds on, the playing field shrinks and the number of hunters are increased. The project is from Mess Media for Buena Vista Prods andcar Fujisankei Communications International.
ESPN made a bit of TV history earlier this week: Its telecast of the New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens game on Monday attracted 17.5 million viewers, the most ever for a cable TV program. The undefeated Patriots not only bested the Ravens, but also the 17.2 million people who watched the premiere of “High School Musical 2″ in August on The Disney Channel. (Variety 12/5)
IFC will debut a new original series Framed created by Reebok Entertainment where a Hollywood celebrity works as a first-time director to “frame” a sports figure and tell their story. The first of six, half-hour episodes begins December 14 with the pairing of NBA All-Star Baron Davis and television and movie star Emmanuelle Chriqui.
The striking Writers Guild of America says it is looking forward to a response to its counter-offer for streaming content. The union wants payments to rise with the number of times a program is seen, which would “protect the writer even if all television reuse migrates to new media.” (http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/12/05/wga_awaiting_amptp_response/5321 12/5)
Comcast’s video-on-demand service has eclipsed the 6-billion-views mark in less than four years and is currently racking up about 250 million views per month and 100 views per second, the company said. Comcast added that its VOD service was outpacing Apple’s iTunes by about a 2-1 ratio. (Multichannel News 12/5)
Comcast officials are predicting slower cash-flow growth this year, according to this story. The country’s largest cable company is now anticipating a 13% increase in cash flow as opposed to an earlier forecast of 14%. (STLtoday.com 12/6)
Verizon has launched high-definition VOD service in parts of Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia via its FiOS platform. The telecom anticipates offering the service to the remainder of its FiOS area by the end of next year. (Broadcasting & Cable 12/5)
Executives from Cablevision said Wednesday that the company had filed suit in federal court to turn back a recent FCC ruling that would extend program-access rules for five more years. The rule requires that all cable companies sell networks they receive via satellite to competitors such as DirecTV, Echostar and AT&T. (Multichannel News 12/5)
Younger adult TV viewers are far more likely to embrace “time-shifting” television offerings such as DVRs, VOD and online video, according to a new study from Nielsen. More than half of respondents 18 to 34 years old — 56% — said they were likely to use new technologies to watch shows they missed compared with just 21% of those older than 55. (CED Magazine 12/5)
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