Degree for Men Resumes ’24’-ish Web Series
M&V: Bengals’ Chad Johnson Stars in 2nd Season of Short Action Films
Monthly Archives : March 2008
GM Roars Forward Into Digital Ad Channels
Changes at Dedicated Media Shop Lay Groundwork for Auto Giant to Shift Spending to Encompass Multiple Online Channels
HBO Won’t Go Down ‘Bad Road’
Creators of “12 Miles of Bad Road,” starring Lily Tomlin, are talking to cable networks such as Lifetime after HBO decided against airing the comedy despite ordering 10 episodes, Daily Variety reports. The show’s production shut down during the Writers…
TV Birds Suffer Launch Problems
DirecTV delayed the launch of a satellite set to be sent into space yesterday in order “to study an issue,” Multichannel News reports, citing the launching system’s Web site. The delay won’t have an effect on DirecTV’s high-definition programming, Multichannel…
NBC’s ‘Block’ to Feature Ramsay Mentor
NBC ordered new cooking reality show, “The Chopping Block,” starring Gordon Ramsay mentor Marco Pierre White, Daily Variety reports. In addition to White, who replaced Ramsay in the U.K. version of Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” the show will feature pairs of…
McCain to Appear on MSNBC Show
Republican presidential candidate John McCain next month will appear on MSNBC’s “Hardball With Chris Matthews,” Multichannel News reports. McCain, the first candidate to agree to appear on the show, will appear April 15 at Villanova University, Multichannel News says.
CBS Stations Start Blog-Ad Partnerships
CBS-owned stations are forming revenue-sharing advertising partnerships with social networking sites and bloggers, the Associated Press reports. Stations in cities such as San Francisco, Dallas and Boston are creating online modules containing both news and advertising that are shown on…
CBS Pilot to Be Directed by Oscar Winner
CBS drama pilot “The Tower” will be directed by Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for his work on the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, about a group of Chicago reporters who solve cases by…
CBS to Divulge ‘Secret Talents’
CBS will start airing “Secret Talents of the Stars,” in which celebrities compete against each other, next month, Daily Variety reports. Among the participants will be country singer Clint Black competing in stand-up comedy and actor Danny Bonaduce, performing circus…
CW to Break Out ‘Wrecking Ball’
The CW ordered “Wrecking Ball,” a drama about a wealthy scion who uses his connections to open a law firm that helps patients fighting the medical establishment, Daily Variety reports. The series is created by Richard Hatem, whose credits include…