NBC to Get ‘More Colorful’ Slogan
NBC’s new branding campaign will bring a new slogan, “More Colorful,” to the Peacock network beginning Sept. 14, says Variety. The tagline will be used onscreen but not said aloud. –Elizabeth Jensen
Daily Archives : Aug 31, 2009
News Anchor Changes at the Oldest Commercially Licensed TV Station in the Western U.S.: Tribune’s KTLA
Los Angeles’ historic KTLA has announced that Victoria Recano, who has been a correspondent on the syndicated entertainment program "The Insider," will co-anchor the station’s 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts starting Sept. 24. Joining Recano as co-anchor will be Micah…
MTV Reality Series in Limbo After Death of its Star, DJ AM
The death of DJ AM on Friday from a suspected drug overdose left in limbo an upcoming MTV reality series featuring him helping young people battling addiction, says Variety. The eight-episode series, called “Gone Too Far,” had wrapped filming and…
Bush’s Daughter Jenna Hired by ‘Today’ Show to Report Periodically About Education
Jenna Hager, 27, who is a teacher in Baltimore and is also the one of former President George W. Bush twin daughters, has been hired as a correspondent on NBC’s "Today" show. According to the account by the Associated Press, Jim…
Guessing Game on Fate of Tribune Management, Post-Bankruptcy
When the Tribune Company emerges from bankruptcy in the fall, many of its top management executives could remain in place, but it’s unclear whether chairman and CEO Sam Zell will be among those who stay, says the New York Times….
Parent Co. of Freedom Broadcasting—with Eight TV Stations—Expected to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection This Week
Freedom Communications, the parent company of Freedom Broadcasting, is expected to file a Chapter 11 bankrupcy reorganization this week, according to a number of published reports. One of those reports is in the Orange County Register in Southern California, which is…
Los Angeles TV and Radio Transmitters in Possible Fire Path
The Los Angeles “Station fire” that has been raging out of control over the weekend could take a path that would target the broadcast transmitters of all of LA’s major TV stations and some radio stations, Variety says. The transmitters…
Kate Mulgrew Joins NBC’s ‘Mercy’
Former “Star Trek: Voyager” captain Kate Mulgrew is joining “Mercy,” NBC’s fall drama about nurses, says The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll portray the mother of the show’s lead, played by Taylor Schilling. –Elizabeth Jensen