Charlie Rose makes his “60 Minutes” debut Sunday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. For his first report he interviews Texas billionaire and former Republican operative T. Boone Pickens. Rose, who also hosts PBS’ late-night talk show “Charlie Rose,” will contribute pieces…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has agreed to bring in a mediator for its talks with the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Reporter says. AMPTP and SAG will meet with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez. A date…
C-SPAN has requested access to expedited audiotapes of the Supreme Court’s upcoming oral argument in the case of the Federal Communications Commission vs. Fox over profanity used in a “Billboard Music Awards Show” broadcast, Broadcasting & Cable says. If the…
Online video network Break Media said it let go of 11 employees and emphasized that the cutbacks are not due to the economic downturn but are part of the ordinary course of business. CEO Keith Richman said he plans to…
Fox Business Network’s Jenna Lee gets the hometown paper treatment, with the Contra Costa Times profiling the San Francisco native today. The co-anchor of “Fox Business Morning,” whom many have dubbed an “anchor babe,” wants her viewers and fans to…
NBC’s “Meet the Press” was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs program for the week ending Oct. 19, according to Nielsen Media Research. The program, which featured an interview with former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell on Oct. 19,…
Viewership of online clips of Sarah Palin’s performance on last weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” is rapidly closing in on the number of viewers who watched it live, Advertising Age reports. Fifteen million people tuned in on Saturday to watch the…
MSNBC will make its high-definition debut next spring, Multichannel News reports. It will be the last of the 24-hour cable news networks to make the switch to HD. CNN debuted its high-definition simulcast in September 2007 while Fox News Channel’s…
Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Nathan Lane has been cast to play opposite Brad Garrett as his recently dumped gay brother on Fox’s “’Til Death,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The episode will air Nov. 18, in time for the sweeps ratings period….