‘Mad Men’ Travels Through Time
AMC’s “Mad Men” will skip ahead 14 months to 1962 when it returns for its second season on July 27, the Orlando Sun-Sentinel reports. Creator Matthew Weiner told critics at a TCA panel that he hopes to be in 1968…
Daily Archives : Jul 9, 2008
ESPN Scales Back ‘SportsCenter’
ESPN will scale back its planned nine-hour “SportsCenter” block to six hours, the Hollywood Reporter says. Six live hours of the program will air Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the newspaper says. Hannah Storm and Josh…
ABC Gains 2 Digital Affiliates in West Virginia
ABC will gain two new affiliates Aug. 1 when West Virginia Media adds the network’s full lineup plus local news on the digital spectrums of its NBC-affiliated WBOY-TV in Clarksburg-Weston and CBS-affiliated WTRF-TV in Wheeling-Steubenville. Residents in both markets currently…
Verizon’s FiOS to Carry Big Ten Network
Verizon’s FiOS fiber-optic television service will start carrying the Big Ten Network as part of its effort to boost subscribers by offering more sports programming in high definition. Verizon said today that the channel will be available in both standard-definition…
Wagner, Vogt Join Researcher Ipsos Mendelsohn
Anne Wagner and Richard Vogt have joined research company Ipsos Mendelsohn in the newly created post of vice president, business development. Wagner will work with agencies and advertisers in a business development role, while Vogt will oversee business development in…
Former McCain Adviser Headed to MSNBC
Mike Murphy will join MSNBC as a commentator, the New York Times reports. Murphy served as John McCain’s strategist during the 2000 presidential race, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
Fox News’ Kelly to Host ‘Good Day NY’
Fox News Channel correspondent Greg Kelly has been tapped to co-anchor “Good Day New York” for Fox’s broadcast outlet in New York, TVNewser reports. Several anchors have filled in for the position since Ron Corning was let go in April,…
ABCNews.com’s Sheridan Moves to ESPN
Executive producer Chris Sheridan is leaving ABCNews.com to join ESPN, TVNewser reports. Sheridan will serve as producer on nine new hours of “SportsCenter,” in addition to working on SportsCenter.com, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman
YouTube Ad Revenue Falls Short for Google
Worldwide revenue from YouTube, which is likely to total about $200 million in 2008, has fallen short of Google’s expectations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt admitted some big advertisers are uncomfortable with the idea…