In his interview with Gov. Sarah Palin to air Wednesday, “Today” co-host asks the former candidate for VP about her interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric and whether the criticisms about her performance harmed her self-confidence, TVNewser reports. “No. ……
On CNBC this morning, Hulu.com CEO Jason Kilar said revenue is “vastly exceeding our expectations,” the Silicon Alley Insider reports. “We’ve gone from a handful of advertisers to over 100,” he told the business channel. “When you take a look…
A new study by the Advertising Specialty Institute found that promotional swag is more likely to get a customer’s attention than advertising, Brandweek reports. Swag is anything from coffee mugs to pencils to hats that are emblazoned with a company…
To promote its “Heroes at Home Wish Registry,” where consumers can grant holiday wishes to 29,000 active-duty members of the U.S. military, Sears is sponsoring a two-hour “Heroes at Home” special tonight on MyNetworkTV, Brandweek reports. The special, hosted by…
From Nov. 17-21, CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman” will feature “Tribute Bands Week.” The episodes will celebrate some of the biggest names in music. Bands will pay homage to Prince, Johnny Cash, Guns N’ Roses, Neil Diamond and…
“The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Kyle XY” will return to ABC Family in January. “Secret Life” will continue its run with 12 new episodes on a new night, Monday, starting Jan. 5. “Kyle XY’s” third season will…
After appearing Monday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” TVNewser believes conservative personality Glenn Beck may be coming to the network sooner than expected. Beck is officially scheduled to start in April, but O’Reilly introduced Beck on the program…
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Bob Knight’s analyst role on ESPN just got bigger, the Associated Press reports. Knight will work ESPN’s Thursday night telecasts, appear on “SportsCenter” and provide postseason studio analysis for the network. Knight also will…
The Boston Globe hands out report cards to foreign actors who don American accents on TV. Among the best are Hugh Laurie of Fox’s “House,” Anna Paquin of HBO’s “True Blood’ and Jason Isaacs of Showtime’s “Brotherhood.” The worst of…
A recent report from Magna Global notes that young adult viewers time-shift their prime-time viewing much more than older viewers. So far this season, the audience for the average prime-time series viewed live was composed of about 18% adults age…