NBC drama chief Katie O’Connell has been promoted to executive vice president, the network announced Monday. Ms. O’Connell, who has been a senior vice president since 2006, will continue to oversee drama development as well as current drama series for…
Turner Broadcasting this year gambled that original programs such as “The Closer” on its TNT cable network would appeal to advertising buyers as much as broadcast shows. Judging by Turner’s upfront advertising market sales, it was a winning bet. Turner…
Former New York Giants player Michael Strahan will join “Fox NFL Sunday” on Fox Sports, the Hollywood Reporter says. Strahan has been courted by several networks since announcing his retirement on June 9, TVWeek reported. —Vlada Gelman
Hyundai, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Nationwide Insurance are sponsoring WeatherREADY Hurricane Preparedness Week on the Weather Channel beginning today. As a part of Preparedness Week, the network will feature storm tracker Jim Cantore live in high-definition from communities in Florida…
Ben Affleck’s trip to the Congo will be featured on Thursday’s “Nightline” on ABC, Newsday reports. Affleck was accompanied by “Nightline” producer Max Culhane and photographer Doug Vogt, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
Comedian Dody Goodman died on Sunday at Englewood Hospital & Medical Center in New Jersey, the Hollywood Reporter says. Goodman appeared on “The Tonight Show” with host Jack Paar and guest-starred on TV series including “Diff’rent Strokes,” “St. Elsewhere” and…
Last-ditch efforts to save CBS’ “Moonlight” have been unsuccessful, despite every possible avenue being explored, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing unnamed sources. The show’s sets have been dismantled, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
HBO has obtained the rights to Sloane Crosley’s collection of essays “I Was Told There’d Be Cake,” Daily Variety reports. Crosley said she understood that a show developed from the book would have “more of a ‘Larry David’ vibe than…
Turner Broadcasting ad sales President David Levy has declared his “network replacement” strategy in the upfront to be a success, saying the cable networks he peddles drew price increases that were as high as anyone in all of television. Most…