Following the news his arch-nemesis had scored an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has scored an interview with the Illinois senator. Olbermann will interview Obama on Monday’s edition of “Countdown,” TVNewser reports. It was previously…
Comcast quietly launched its Fancast Store over the Labor Day weekend, Multichannel News reports. The store is a move to compete with Apple’s iTunes store. The Fancast Store offers more than 1,600 movies for rent, download-to-own or both. Prices are…
Oprah Winfrey is in final talks to make a guest appearance on NBC’s “30 Rock,” E! Online reports. Winfrey will play herself in an episode set to air Nov. 6. It’s being reported her role will leave the door open…
ESPN extended its contract Wednesday with the Western Athletic Conference for seven years, keeping the division’s college sports, including football and basketball, on the network until 2017, Multichannel News reports. ESPN has rights to distribute WAC games across its many…
How do you get to the center stage of the Republican National Convention to sing the National Anthem for a nationwide audience? First you tag along, from age 5, at Democratic and Republican conventions covered by your network news producer…
The Big Three evening news anchors will tape segments for their respective morning shows following their broadcasts this evening to promote Friday’s multi-network event, “Stand Up to Cancer,” TVNewser reports. Interviews to take place at St. Paul’s Xcel Center in…
Olympic beach volleyball star Misty May-Treanor will make a guest appearance on the Disney Channel’s “The Wizards of Waverly Place,” TV Guide reports. The gold medalist will portray herself on the upcoming episode taping Sept. 9. September is turning out…
When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s pregnant teenage daughter, late-night talk show hosts are showing restraint, USA Today reports. It’s not as though funnymen including Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson aren’t mentioning it, they’re just not…
Eighteen new Spanish-language stations are making their debut on Comcast’s Houston cable system, Multichannel News reports. Available content for Spanish-speaking consumers now totals 50 channels for both broadcast and cable. Cine Latino, Caracol, TV Venezuela, Sur and WAPA America are…