Walt Disney will relaunch its Toon Disney as Disney Xtreme Digital in February in an effort to compete against Viacom’s Cartoon Network, Daily Variety reports. Cartoon Network’s ratings are likely to be bolstered by a new Star Wars show and…
“How I Met Your Mother” producers will have Danneel Harris, formerly of “One Tree Hill,” replace Sara Paxton, formerly of “Summerland,” in the role of Sarah Chalke’s sister, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. While Harris’…
Sprint Nextel Chief Operating Officer Dan Hesse, who appeared in ads pitching the company’s unlimited pricing plan starting last March, will reappear in TV spots during the Emmy Awards, the Wall Street Journal reports. He’ll highlight Sprint’s cellphone-customization features. Chrysler,…
Kathy Griffin, who just won a second Emmy for Bravo’s “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” was reported to be mulling a move to Lifetime in Friday’s New York Post, which cited a “well-placed source.” A spokesman for Lifetime…
Microsoft will be the exclusive maker of banner advertisements running on CNBC’s mobile network, AdWeek reports. Microsoft has been in talks to build its mobile ad business through network clients such as Facebook and Digg, AdWeek says. Ford is the…
The New York Yankees, which have had some games broadcast on WWOR-TV since 2005, extended their agreement with the station for another three years, Multichannel News reports. Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, which controls the team’s broadcast rights, and the…
ABC’s Web site updated its video player to improve features such as full-screen viewing while adding items such as closed captioning and parental ratings, Newsday reports. Web-site visitors may now access 15 ABC series and may e-mail each other comments…
Wade Allain Marcus will join the cast of The CW’s “Gossip Girl,” playing a manipulative photographer, the Hollywood Reporter says. Marcus had previously appeared in MTV’s “American Mall” and will appear in feature “Brooklyn’s Finest,” the newspaper reports. —Danny King
The season premiere of “Heroes” is as confusing as much of last season, while Simon Baker is effective as the title character in the new series “The Mentalist,” according to the Associated Press. Additionally, Jay Mohr helps make the new…