Jacqui Gold Grunfeld has been promoted to senior vice president of business affairs at ABC Studios. Jacqui Gold Grunfeld Ms. Grunfeld, a veteran ABC Studios executive, previously was vice president of the department. She will continue to report to Howard…
NBC Universal is providing Google with a big foothold in the business of television advertising. In a deal announced Monday, Google will employ its TV Ads platform to sell spots on some of NBC Universal’s cable networks. Google TV Ads…
Former Paramount and Sony Pictures Entertainment executive Mel Harris died Saturday from cancer, Daily Variety reports. He was 65. Harris was widely known as an innovator in first-run syndication and the home video business during his 25-year run at the…
Gary Cole has been cast in an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Chuck,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The veteran character actor will play the con-man father of Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski). Cole last was seen on television in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” as Dana…
CBS is using social networking Web sites Facebook, MySpace and Google’s iGoogle to promote its fall lineup, Silicon Alley Insider reports. CBS partnered with iWidgets to create applications where users of those sites can watch the shows on their own…
The CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar is officially open for business in Foxborough, Mass., WorldScreen.com reports. The establishment, a partnership between the network and the Kraft Group, comes complete with restaurant, two bars, banquet room, retail outlet filled with CBS…
David Letterman has lined-up an interview with Barack Obama, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The senator and presidential nominee will appear on “The Late Show With David Letterman” on Wednesday, his first since accepting the Democratic nomination. Also appearing the episode…
NBA TV will celebrate the launch of its 10th year covering the NBA with “Fan Night,” an interactive feature that gives viewers the chance to vote for the games they want to see nationally televised on Tuesday night. Voting will…
Logo has launched “365gay News: Roundtable,” a nationally televised and online roundtable devoted to LGBT issues. The first installment hosted by Ross Palombo is available at 365gay.com. It’s a discussion of the Republican National Convention featuring Joan Garry, co-chair of…
“Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf is among this year’s DGA Honors recipients, Daily Variety reports. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made “distinguished contributions to American culture” via television and film. Other honorees include Oscar winner Milos…