ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” is going back to basics, the Dallas Morning News reports. No, it’s not going back to ABC; it’s ending the recent tradition of inviting celebrities to its broadcast booth. Celebs including Matthew McConaughey, Jimmy Kimmel and…
The sale of the Weather Channel is complete, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Landmark Communications announced Friday its sale of the network to NBC Universal and two private-equity groups was a near-$3.5 billion transaction. The Weather Channel’s assets include the popular…
Rose McGowan takes over Katee Sackhoff’s upcoming recurring role on FX’s “Nip/Tuck” after it was announced earlier today that Sackhoff was cast as the lead in Dick Wolf’s new cop series “Lost and Found,” Entertainment Weekly reports. McGowan will play…
The Senate Commerce Committee announced a digital-TV oversight hearing to get an update on the digital transition and lessons learned from the analog cutoff this past Monday in Wilmington, N.C., Broadcasting & Cable reports. The hearing, titled “Countdown to February…
The creator and executive producer of CBS’ drama series “The Ex List” has left the show, says the Hollywood Reporter. Diane Ruggiero quit Friday morning, much to the surprise of the network and 20th TV, the show’s producing studio. Rick…
J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” wasn’t the only thing Fox debuted on Tuesday night. The network also introduced “Remote-Free TV” during the show’s premiere. “Remote-Free TV” refers to Fox’s experiment with reducing commercial breaks and charging more for them. It’s geared to…
TVNewser is reporting CNN’s go-to hurricane anchor Anderson Cooper says he’s “one of the least emotional people on-air around” in the upcoming issue of USA Today’s weekend supplement, USA Weekend. “You’ll see people yelling and screaming and talking at the…
Business networks Fox Business News and CNBC will be going live Sunday night beginning at 8 p.m. EDT to cover the implications of Hurricane Ike and the potential sale of Lehman Brothers, TVNewser reports. Brian Sullivan will be anchoring FBN’s…
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., warns about a possible “cliff effect” when the nation switches over from analog to digital broadcasting in February, Broadcasting & Cable…
George Putnam, a conservative commentator and a pioneer in television news, died at the age of 94, the Los Angeles Times reports. Putnam had been suffering from a kidney ailment since December and was being treated at Chino Valley Medical…