industry news
- Mark Burnett will be the first reality producer to get Producer Guild's Norman Lear Award
/ 28 Oct 2009
- Fox Reality VP Bob Boden leaves for Hasbro Studios
/ 22 Sep 2009
- Probst: Amazing Race should "pull itself out of competition"; Van Munster: "it's unlikely"
/ 21 Sep 2009
- Emmy wins again go to Jeff Probst and Amazing Race, which needs to withdraw
/ 21 Sep 2009
- Intervention wins Emmy, beats Kathy Griffin; Project Runway 5 finale wins for best editing
/ 14 Sep 2009
- Big Brother producers Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan sign with Sony
/ 25 Aug 2009
- John de Mol's Talpa Media buys Bunim-Murray for $50-70 million
/ 20 Jul 2009
- Emmys: Phil Keoghan gets nominated with Padma and Tom; Survivor ignored again
/ 16 Jul 2009
- Mark Burnett gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star because he "revolutionized television"
/ 8 Jul 2009
- Reality TV judge Emmy won't be given this year
/ 17 Apr 2009
- Fremantle buys Thom Beers' Original Prods.
/ 20 Feb 2009
- Networks, producers will pay $4.11 million to settle reality workers' overtime lawsuits
/ 22 Jan 2009
- Producer Kathy Wetherell died
/ 5 Jan 2009
- NBC reality exec Craig Plestis fired, replaced by BBC's Paul Telegdy
/ 8 Dec 2008
- Oxygen reality TV exec Vadas may move to CW
/ 17 Nov 2008
- Bravo and Oxygen's Lauren Zalaznick: "I've got no budget, no stars -- but I've got to win"
/ 31 Oct 2008
- Emmys will create a category for reality TV judges
/ 13 Oct 2008
- Robo-hosts who get fed lines by producers include Ty Pennington, Tabatha Coffey
/ 9 Oct 2008
- Emmys have lowest ratings ever
/ 23 Sep 2008
- Jeff Probst wins first-ever reality host Emmy; Amazing Race wins sixth consecutive Emmy
/ 22 Sep 2008
- Live blogging the (reality TV) Emmys
/ 21 Sep 2008
- Probst wants Emmys to be "riskier"; Bergeron wants nominees "to tell other people to fuck off"
/ 19 Sep 2008
- Kathy Griffin wins second Emmy, says "I'm not going to tell anyone to suck it"
/ 14 Sep 2008
- The CW's Jennifer Bresnan becomes CBS' senior VP for reality programming
/ 19 Aug 2008
- Producers explain why their reality show hosts should win the first Emmy for best host
/ 18 Aug 2008
- Ghen Maynard leaves CBS; developed Survivor, Amazing Race, and Big Brother
/ 10 Aug 2008
- Summer reality shows lead but don't dominate top 20
/ 31 Jul 2008
- Emmys will be hosted by all five nominated reality show hosts
/ 27 Jul 2008
- Ashton Kutcher: "without reality television, the city of Los Angeles would be a pretty barren zone"
/ 18 Jul 2008
- Emmys: Seacrest, Probst, Klum, Bergeron, Mandel get first reality host nominations
/ 17 Jul 2008
- Conrad Riggs sues Mark Burnett for $70 million
/ 8 Jul 2008
- America's Got Talent, Wipeout lead summer shows
/ 2 Jul 2008
- IMG in talks to buy Mark Burnett productions for $250 to $500 million
/ 30 Jun 2008
- Returning summer shows draw fewer viewers than last season
/ 1 Jun 2008
- Nine of the top 20 shows in 2007-2008 were reality; Idol's performance show takes #1
/ 28 May 2008
- Networks cutting reality show budgets
/ 28 May 2008
- Andy Cohen promoted to senior VP at Bravo
/ 21 May 2008
- Magical Elves quit Project Runway, sign first-look deal with NBC Universal, and may create a new fashion show for Bravo
/ 5 May 2008
- WGA leads reality show workers to file complaints for unpaid overtime
/ 8 Apr 2008
- Endemol buys Surreal Life, Flavor of Love production company 51 Minds
/ 2 Apr 2008
- Lauren Zalaznick, Tim Gunn each reinvented and resuscitated their respective brands
/ 31 Mar 2008
- Emmys will add a category for best reality show host
/ 27 Feb 2008
- Network reality shows still avoiding HD even as cable makes the switch
/ 19 Feb 2008
- NBC's reality focus is "just a strike-informed reality"
/ 7 Feb 2008
- WGA drops reality TV organization demands but says organizing efforts "will continue"
/ 23 Jan 2008
- VH1's Michael Hirschorn leaving, but will create reality shows for the network
/ 18 Jan 2008
- Reality TV finds success on network TV, but networks risk being confused with cable
/ 18 Jan 2008
- The Apprentice, Survivor had the most-recalled product placement in 2007
/ 26 Dec 2007
- California Senate holding hearings on reality TV labor; WGA has "room to negotiate" on reality
/ 17 Dec 2007
- Reality TV representation one of the disputed issues as writers' strike continues
/ 10 Dec 2007
- WGA survey of reality show writers says writers lose $38,400 a year in overtime
/ 27 Nov 2007
- Idol creator Simon Fuller wins PGA's visionary award, working with Google to "change television"
/ 13 Nov 2007
- TV and film writers go on strike, which may lead to more reality TV
/ 5 Nov 2007
- Court TV will become truTV, focusing shows that are "not reality" but "actuality"
/ 29 Oct 2007
- WGA: Variety's claim that they're done unionizing reality workers is "patently false"
/ 24 Oct 2007
- WGA gives up on unionizing reality show story writers
/ 24 Oct 2007
- Reality show producers aren't legally required "to stop a crime that's in the works"
/ 8 Oct 2007
- Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin are "absolutely crucial to [VH1's] success"
/ 5 Oct 2007
- The Amazing Race wins yet another Emmy
/ 17 Sep 2007
- Kathy Griffin and Planet Earth win Emmys
/ 9 Sep 2007
- FOX, ABC will air reality next summer, although "spending more money isn't an option" for ABC
/ 4 Sep 2007
- Reality TV's "summer slowdown" will be followed by 18.5 hours of reality TV a week this fall
/ 12 Aug 2007
- Summer reality show ratings lead to renewals
/ 10 Aug 2007
- Emmy's technical categories force reality shows to compete against documentaries
/ 8 Aug 2007
- Bravo Media may force "confused" reality stars to be represented by its talent agency
/ 14 Jun 2007
- Reality VP Mike Darnell could leave FOX to start a production company at NBC
/ 11 Jun 2007
- Reality show producer Ben Silverman becomes NBC's entertainment co-chair
/ 29 May 2007
- Two reality TV shows take six of the top 10 spots for 2006-2007
/ 28 May 2007
- Reality TV is thriving on network TV and "pilot orders are up 50%"
/ 8 May 2007
- David Lyle promoted to president of Fox Reality, which reaches 35 million homes
/ 8 May 2007
- Laguna Beach may not return because of MTV's new strategy and online focus
/ 18 Apr 2007
- TV Guide Channel pays $6.7 million to exclusively repeat VH1's Celebreality shows
/ 16 Apr 2007
- Bunim-Murray forms documentary film company, will release Autism: The Musical
/ 20 Mar 2007
- MyNetworkTV drops scripted programs in favor of reality TV
/ 2 Mar 2007
- Popular reality shows draw 8 to 10 percent of their audiences from kids ages 2 to 11
/ 1 Mar 2007
- Reality TV shows spent 8,397 days filming in L.A., 40 percent of all TV production
/ 25 Jan 2007
- ABC exec says she's "not hearing great ideas" for new reality shows
/ 17 Jan 2007
- Mark Burnett will produce live MTV Movie Awards in June
/ 11 Jan 2007
- Fox Reality Channel joining Comcast, Time Warner cable systems
/ 9 Jan 2007
- Nine of 10 product-placing shows were reality shows, which also were four of the five most-watched shows of 2006
/ 21 Dec 2006
- Top four shows for kids ages 2 to 11 are reality TV
/ 5 Dec 2006
- Top Model 8 begins production next week without story editors
/ 3 Nov 2006
- Almost half of TV shows shot in L.A. are reality TV
/ 17 Oct 2006
- Producers Guild investigating "illegal and unethical" labor practices on reality TV, while writers are divded over WGA's efforts
/ 11 Sep 2006
- The Amazing Race wins its fourth consecutive Emmy award
/ 28 Aug 2006
- Kathy Griffin loses an Emmy to Extreme Makeover, while The Amazing Race wins two Emmys
/ 21 Aug 2006
- Top Model 7 story writers go on strike
/ 24 Jul 2006
- Five of the top six summer shows are reality TV; America's Got Talent is leading but falling
/ 9 Jul 2006
- Kathy Griffin, Dancing with the Stars, Project Runway among Emmy nominees
/ 6 Jul 2006
- Donald Trump launches production company, hires Apprentice 2 contestant Andy to run it
/ 5 Jul 2006
- Four of the top 10 shows in 2005-2006 were reality TV
/ 30 May 2006
- Number of reality TV production days up 128 percent in the first quarter
/ 1 May 2006
- Product placement increased by 30 percent last year; Contender had 7,514 product appearances; Idol 3,497; EMHE 3,318
/ 8 Feb 2006
- WGAw says networks and producers are trying to intimidate reality show writers
/ 3 Feb 2006
- The WB and UPN merging into one network, The CW
/ 24 Jan 2006
- Directors Guild nominates reality TV directors for awards
/ 12 Jan 2006
- Survivor, Amazing Race casting director says there are only "slim pickings" despite high number of applications
/ 13 Dec 2005
- WGA's Survivor "outtakes" with Jerri Manthey mock product placement
/ 8 Dec 2005
- Subservient Donald is a product of the Writers Guild's product placement campaign
/ 23 Nov 2005
- Bravo's reality series are the top three most attentively watched reality shows
/ 8 Nov 2005
- ABC VP says reality "is viewed as equally important as comedy and drama"
/ 27 Oct 2005
- WGAw reality writers "invade" panel discussion
/ 26 Oct 2005
- Reality TV editor says budget cuts, network influence is to blame for manipulative editing
/ 25 Oct 2005
- Reality TV editors and producers discuss "frankenbyting" and other forms of audience deception
/ 24 Oct 2005
- Directors Guild creates reality TV directing award
/ 14 Oct 2005
- Lower ratings this fall for reality blamed on "maturing" genre, increased competition
/ 11 Oct 2005
- Episodic TV lost 3,523 roles for actors last year, in part due to reality's growth
/ 6 Oct 2005
- Reality TV producers use "cutting-edge gear" to film and produce shows
/ 2 Oct 2005
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition wins Oustanding Reality Show Emmy
/ 13 Sep 2005
- 30-second American Idol 5 commercial sells for a record-breaking $705,000
/ 13 Sep 2005
- Writer's Guild helps 10 producers sue FOX, Rocket Science Laboratories
/ 24 Aug 2005
- WGA filing second lawsuit against a network and reality show producer
/ 23 Aug 2005
- Despite some hits, summer ratings are down
/ 23 Aug 2005
- Mark Burnett Productions employs 1,500, has "a commitment to not putting crap on the air"
/ 15 Aug 2005
- Editors Guild unionizes Mark Burnett's editors
/ 4 Aug 2005
- Fox Reality will air killed series
/ 18 Jul 2005
- Bravo's Project shows, The Contender score Emmy nominations
/ 14 Jul 2005
- 12 reality TV writers sue four networks and four production companies
/ 8 Jul 2005
- Writers Guild plans to sue networks and production companies; Bachelor fired its loggers
/ 29 Jun 2005
- reality writers, editors, and producers want to unionize their "industry sweatshop."
/ 22 Jun 2005
- Amazing Race wins its second Emmy.
/ 20 Sep 2004
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy wins Emmy even as ratings show "stiff decline."
/ 13 Sep 2004
- sit-coms, reality TV will share equal amounts of time on fall schedules.
/ 27 Aug 2004
- Survivor gets five Emmy nominations, while Amazing Race, Apprentice get four.
/ 16 Jul 2004
- Academy changes reality TV Emmy category, but it still includes game shows.
/ 25 Feb 2004
- The Amazing Race wins Emmy.
/ 22 Sep 2003
- Survivor, American Idol, Amazing Race nominated for reality competition Emmys.
/ 18 Jul 2003
- FOX requests that reality TV Emmys be awarded in prime-time.
/ 24 Apr 2003
- Emmys add two more nonfiction categories, rename reality TV categories.
/ 21 Feb 2003
- Osbournes wins Emmy; Survivor, Trading Spaces lose to West Wing doc.
/ 16 Sep 2002
- Trading Spaces, The Osbournes, American High, Frontier House, Survivor, Project Greenlight all nominated for various Emmys.
/ 18 Jul 2002
- Survivor, American High win Emmys.
/ 10 Sep 2001
- Survivor, American High, Bands on the Run, Road Rules get Emmy nods.
/ 12 Jul 2001
- Emmys will include reality TV in two new nonfiction categories.
/ 9 Feb 2001
- Academy tries to figure out how to deal with reality TV for the Emmys.
/ 30 Jan 2001
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