Publicis USA named former Johnson & Johnson executive Joseph McCarthy as its new chief executive officer, Advertising Week reports. McCarthy was vice president of worldwide advertising and communications at J&J, AdWeek says. —Danny King
AT&T said it had about 550,000 subscribers for its U-verse fiber-optic television service at the end of the second quarter and will have more than 1 million subscribers by the end of the year, the Hollywood Reporter says. Such growth…
ABC Entertainment chief Steve McPherson blocked Morgan Wandell’s expected promotion to the studio’s executive vice president of development largely because Wandell, whose “Ghost Whisperer” and “Criminal Minds” were passed over by the network, sold the shows to CBS, DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports….
Norman Cohen, who directed both episodic television and stage productions in New York and Los Angeles, died earlier this week in Los Angeles at age 77, Daily Variety reports. Cohen more recently taught at the Los Angeles County High School…
Broadcasters preparing to air the Summer Olympics have been battling with China officials over issues related to censorship, the Associated Press reports. Officials have delayed filming permits to broadcasters, who have been constantly questioned about what they’ll be shooting and…
Larry Haines, who won two Emmy Awards as a cast member on long-running soap “Search for Tomorrow,” died in Delray Beach, Fla., at age 89, the Associated Press reports. Haines was a Broadway actor before his 35-year stint on “Search…
Sugar Network, the group of blogs dedicated women’s fashion and gossip, is ending a partnership with NBC Universal so it can sell its own ads and benefit from an audience that’s doubled over the past year, the New York Times…
Sarah Jessica Parker’s production company will produce an artist-competition reality show for Bravo, TV Guide reports. “American Artist” will feature 12 contestants competing in fields such as photography, sculpture and painting, TV Guide says. —Danny King
Lin TV’s chief financial officer and executive vice president of digital media each are leaving the company, Broadcasting & Cable reports. CFO Bart Catalante will fill the same role at Webloyalty.com while digital chief Gregory Schmidt will run Global Translation…
ABC won Tuesday night in the ratings race as reality show “Wipeout” doubled the audience of its next closest competitor while “Primetime: Family Secrets” beat reruns on the other networks, Daily Variety reports. In preliminary Nielsen numbers in the 18-…