U.S. cable companies will maintain their subscriber base over the next five years amid increased competition from satellite and telecommunications companies by boosting the number of customers using non-TV services like telephone and high-speed Internet, research firm SNL Kagan said…
U.S. consumer awareness of February’s switchover to all-digital TV broadcasting has risen about 16% this year, thanks to the federal program that gives out coupons to buy digital converter set-top boxes and public service announcements, the Consumer Electronics Association said…
Gov. Sarah Palin was among the millions who watched Tina Fey’s impression of her on the season premiere of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, TV Guide reports. According to the VP nominee’s spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt, Palin thought Fey’s…
Loews Hotels Chairman-CEO Jonathan M. Tisch and Jeffrey Stewart announced today the founding of Walnut Hill Media, Daily Variety reports. The firm will be producing and distributing TV, film and online content as well as exploring strategic investments. The firm…
Amy Poehler will not be returning to “Saturday Night Live” after her maternity leave, scheduled to begin in November, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress told Men’s Vogue it will be hard to leave the show, but “like any…
AMC has decided to preempt the next new episode of “Mad Men,” which was slated to air opposite the Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday. The episode, “Sixth Month Leave,” will instead air Sept. 28, with a repeat of this season’s…
Before cell phones and YouTube, there was “Total Request Live.” MTV’s afterschool show that gave viewers the opportunity to vote for their favorite music videos will end in November, after 10 years on the air, the Associated Press reports. The…
According to a study, more than a quarter of all U.S. homes have at least one digital video recorder. Multichannel News reports that 30% of those homes have at least two DVRs. The number of households with DVRs has doubled…
Bio Channel will debut its original reality series “Female Forces” on Oct. 5, Multichannel News reports. The network ordered 13 episodes of the show, which follows 18 female officers patrolling the mean, tough yet well-manicured streets of affluent Naperville, Ill….
In light of today’s events on Wall Street, Brian Williams will anchor tonight’s broadcast of “NBC Nightly News” from CNBC’s headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., TVNewser reports. Today’s Wall Street downturn, prompted by the collapse of Lehmann Brothers and sale…