A. Smith & Co. Productions announced today that it has named Alan S. Winter as its senior VP of production. Smith will oversee day-to-day production activities for the company, which is known for unscripted programs such as “I Survived a…
NBC Universal Digital Studio announced its first slate of original productions today. The studio employs a new business model that brings advertisers and content producers together from the production’s inception. Among the producers and writers involved with the studio’s first…
Fox’s pilot for “Virtuality” is to include the first gay television characters ever to appear in zero gravity, the blog AfterElton.com reports. Actors Jose Pablo Cantillo and Gene Farber portray a gay couple who go where no gay couple has…
The first round of baseball’s postseason didn’t go well for Turner Broadcasting, which has exclusive rights to the divisional series. Viewership on TBS slid 25% from last year for the games that were played, and only two of the four…
Hyundai has purchased all spots General Motors abandoned for next February’s Academy Awards telecast, Advertising Age reports. General Motors had been a sponsor of the awards show for the past 11 years but recent financial troubles forced the Detroit automaker…
Calling the latest debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates a relic of the past, CNN is taking it upon itself to bring them into the 21st century, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The presidential debates look like they’re…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer appeared on NBC’s “The Today Show” again today after controversially encouraging investors to sell stocks the day before on the program – a day that saw the Dow Jones drop below 10,000 points. In an interview with…
After a two-season run, FX has given the ax to the drama “The Riches,” Daily Variety reports. Low ratings were the reason behind the decision. The total number of viewers dropped 44% during the show’s second season in the 18-49…
Fox parent company News Corp. has purchased VeriSign’s stake in mobile content provider Jamster for $200 million, Wired reports. A year ago the media conglomerate purchased 51 percent of Jamster for $187.5 million from VeriSign and the price of VeriSign’s…
Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System is suing ABC for what it alleges is copyright infringement on the network’s game show “Wipeout,” Daily Variety reports. The suit was filed in Los Angeles District Court and claims “Wipeout” lifts ideas from the Japanese…