In the wake of the financial turmoil on Wall Street, local-media research firm Borrell Associates predicts that Web sites for local television stations will be their “financial saviors,” in a report released Tuesday. “Some of them now generate millions in…
Stephen Colbert is getting in the Christmas spirit, says the Hollywood Reporter. “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” will debut Nov. 23 on Comedy Central. The hourlong holiday special will feature performances by Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, Feist,…
In a lackluster advertising market, media companies are looking to airport terminals for new revenue streams, says the Associated Press. Television and print organizations including USA Today, CNBC, Fox News, CNN, Sports Illustrated and the New York Times have opened…
Tim DeKay, who played Bizarro Jerry, Elaine’s boyfriend on an episode of “Seinfeld,” is joining the cast of CBS’ “The New Adventures of Old Christine” for a three-episode arc, Entertainment Weekly reports. Seen more recently in HBO’s “Carnivale,” DeKay will…
“Tank Girl” and “A League of Their Own” star Lori Petty is joining Fox’s “House” for a multi-episode guest appearance, Entertainment Weekly reports. She will play a patient diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, the same disease for which Olivia Wilde’s Thirteen…
TNT announced Tuesday it has renewed freshman drama “Raising the Bar” and sophomore “Saving Grace,” says the Hollywood Reporter. Steven Bochco’s legal drama “Raising the Bar” broke a basic-cable record for a series premiere when it debuted three weeks ago….
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker is standing by MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann and his show “Countdown,” TVNewser reports. The anchor and fellow MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews recently were criticized for their convention coverage. “I think I’m incredibly comfortable with that…
Gov. Sarah Palin thought Tina Fey’s impersonation of her was “funny,” but former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, an adviser to Sen. John McCain’s campaign, told MSNBC she thought it was “sexist,” TV Guide reports. “The portrait was very dismissive of…
TLC’s “Little People, Big World” kicks off its season in a big way, Multichannel News reports. The first of 20 new episodes this season, scheduled for Oct. 13 at 8 p.m., will be a two-hour special featuring Roloff paterfamilias Matt…