The Democrats are returning to Washington. Now MTV is trying to take back its place in the sun at the presidential inauguration. Sixteen years ago, MTV’s Rock ’n’ Roll Inaugural Ball for Bill Clinton—featuring the Eagles, Don Henley and U2,…
Producers for Fox’s “American Dad!” are actually excited about a Barack Obama presidency, despite what audiences might expect from a show about a right-wing CIA operative, Entertainment Weekly reports. “It kind of invigorates the show because we’ve had a character…
Following a big litigation award against EchoStar, digital video recording company TiVo has posted a net profit of $100.6 million during its third quarter, Reuters reports. During the same time a year ago, the company posted an $8.3 million loss….
The launch of digital network .2 (pronounced dot-two) has been moved from December to the spring, Broadcasting & Cable reports. February’s national transition to digital television and the state of the economy are the network’s primary reasons for delaying the…
Pat Dalbey has been named president and general manager of NBC affiliate WLEX-TV in Lexington, Ky., TVNewsday reports. Dalbey takes over for the retiring Tim Gilbert on Feb. 28. Dalbey, a regional VP for station owner Gray Television, comes from…
Reel Pop wants to know why a “Saturday Night Live” clip of Andy Samberg as Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was buried on NBC.com and not shown on Saturday’s broadcast. “Instead, ‘SNL’ led off with its usual…
Crain’s New York says media mogul Sumner Redstone may not be able to sell CBS because there probably wouldn’t be any buyers. “There would be strategic buyers for Viacom,” says Alan Gould, senior media analyst at Natixis Bleichroeder. “I’m not…
Patrick Swayze has finished shooting TV series “The Beast,” Us Magazine reports. The actor, who’s been battling pancreatic cancer since his diagnosis in January, filmed his last scene Monday in Chicago. “He has so much energy that you don’t think…
Cash giveaways are becoming more and more ubiquitous these days given the status of the economy. The New York Times talks about the recent rise of the old marketing chestnut, citing CNBC.com’s $1 million giveaway as an example. “The prize…