After the Screen Actors Guild’s negotiating committee passed an advisory motion to its national board seeking a strike authorization vote on Wednesday, Hollywood is waiting for the newly elected board to decide if a vote to strike will be held…
To mark its first anniversary, “BBC World News America” unveiled its new state-of-the art set last night, TVNewser reports. The set comes complete with eight plasma screens, seven of which feature graphics of different American landmarks including St. Louis’ Gateway…
Should “Saturday Night Live” decide to spoof tonight’s debate between VP candidates Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden, the show has signed Queen Latifah to play moderator Gwen Ifill, Entertainment Weekly reports. A final decision on whether to include…
HBO Video is no longer, Video Business reports. In this digital age, the HBO unit will be known as HBO Home Entertainment to better reflect its varied releases and formats. HBO titles are distributed by Warner Home Video and encompass…
America’s wealthy are starting to feel the effects of the sagging economy, according to a new survey, MediaWeek reports. During a survey conducted Sept. 19-23 among 614 consumers with an annual income of at least $100,000, 83% said they were…
News Corp. is urging the Federal Communications Commission to act quickly on its request to be released early from merger conditions imposed on its acquisition of satellite operator DirecTV four years ago, Multichannel News says. News Corp. argues the basis…
First it was Maria Bartiromo, now it’s Erin Burnett’s turn to deny the rumor there’s an intense rivalry between the CNBC anchors. “Her schedule is as crazy as mine is,” Burnett tells the Boston Herald. “In many cases, we’re like…
Kyle McSlarrow, president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, told C-SPAN’s “The Communicators” that he believes the fundamentals of the cable business are “pretty strong,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. McSlarrow, however, told the program the liquidity and the credit…
TheWB.com will premiere the original online unscripted series “High Drama: Against All Oz” and “Rich Girl, Poor Girl” on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, respectively. “Against All Oz” is a behind-the-scenes look at Cape Cod’s Barnstable High School production of…