NBC’s Matt Lauer will co-host the broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing with Bob Costas, the Hollywood Reporter says. NBC’s Andrea Joyce, Bob Neumeier, Richard Engel and Peter Alexander will join Costas and Lauer for…
Dish Network discontinued carrying GolTV after the No. 2 U.S. cable-television provider failed to renegotiate an extension with the Spanish-language soccer network, MediaWeek reports. GolTV, which reaches about 16 million subscribers, was dropped from Dish’s Latino and Top 250 packages,…
Chicago Sun-Times political columnist Robert Novak retired today after being diagnosed with a brain tumor Novak characterized as “dire,” the newspaper says. Novak’s column first appeared in the New York Herald-Tribune in 1963 and was picked up by the Sun-Times…
Schurz Communications acquired three low-power televisions stations in South Bend, Ind., from Weigel Broadcasting, TVNewsday reports. Schurz already owned CBS’s full-power affiliate in South Bend, WSBT-TV, TVNewsday says. —Danny King
Univision Communications’ Television Stations Group president Terry Mackin left his post with the company today, TVNewsDay reports. Mackin arrived at Univision five months ago from Hearst-Argyle Television. A Univision rep confirmed his departure, but did not disclose further information, the…
Skip Caray, who has been an announcer for baseball’s Atlanta Braves for 33 seasons, died in his sleep at his Atlanta home Sunday, the Associated Press reports. Caray, whose father was iconic Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, is survived by…
“Entertainment Tonight” will be the primary entertainment news provider for Microsoft’s MSN Web site, the world’s seventh-most popular Internet portal, Broadcasting & Cable reports. CBS’ “ET,” which already provides some news for MSN, in September will have its brand featured…
Lifetime Networks will start a 14-stop bus tour designed to encourage women to register to vote while giving their opinions in videos that will be aired by the network, Multichannel News says. The tour, which will stop in both Denver…
MTV Networks promoted Rebecca Keszkowski to vice president of digital integrated marketing from senior director of Spike TV’s digital entertainment group, Multichannel News says. Ms. Keszkowski, who joined Spike in 2003, will head the marketing of Web sites for Comedy…