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President Obama and former President Bill Clinton are expected to speak at a Sept. 9 memorial service for deceased CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, the New York Post reports. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Nick Clooney (substituting for his son, George) and…
Adam Lambert, runner-up on “American Idol,” recorded a song for the soundtrack of the big-budget fall sci-fi disaster movie “2012,” says the New York Post. Brian May, guitarist for the rock band Queen, broke the news on his blog, brianmay.com….
Cablevision, one of the New York area’s major cable franchises, and the Tennis Channel still don’t have a carriage deal, just two weeks before New York City’s U.S. Open tennis championships begin on Aug. 31, says Multichannel News. Tennis Channel…
The U.S. Olympic Committee decided to hold off on development of its own cable network, which had met objections from the international Olympics governing body, The Hollywood Reporter says. USOC chairman Larry Probst met over the weekend with IOC president…
Celebrities with new projects to promote have a new venue: USA Network’s “Monday Night Raw” World Wrestling Entertainment matches, says Variety. For two months, the show has used guest hosts such as Jeremy Piven, Seth Green and Shaquille O’Neal who…
ESPN picked up a package of 48 Barclay’s Premiere League soccer matches from the 2009-2010 season, for its ESPN2 network, says Broadcasting & Cable. It’s the first time since 1998 that the network has televised the event. Setanta Sports and…
Game shows like “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and “Deal or No Deal” are attracting more and more hopeful contestants who are unemployed and need the funds to pay essential bills, says USA Today. Where once the lure of…
Ray Rodriguez, president and COO of Univision Communications, is retiring at the end of the year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Cesar Conde president of Univision Networks and Univision Communications CEO Joe Uva will add responsibilities as president, the trade publication says –Tom…
Where Jennifer Aniston goes first to promote her upcoming comedy “Love Happens” will be the one of the first harbingers of how the late-night booking wars are shaking out, according to The Hollywood Reporter. NBC’s 10 p.m. “Jay Leno Show” has…