HD programming picks for March 27-April 2: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals, “Neil Young: Heart of Gold” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (Starz). Thursday, March 27, 5:05 p.m. Watch zen warriors float through the skies of western…
A Senate panel slated a vote on whether to recommend overturning a decision by the Federal Communications Commission to loosen media ownership rules. The Senate Commerce Committee today announced it will consider legislation Wednesday April 2 from Sen. Byron Dorgan,…
CBS Television Distribution named John Nogawski as company president, where he will oversee all creative, business and administrative operations for CBS Corp.’s domestic syndication company. Mr. Nogawski will report directly to CBS CEO and President Leslie Moonves. Mr. Nogawski had…
YouTube introduced a free analytics tool today that lets anyone with a YouTube account access more detailed data on their videos. In a blog post, YouTube said the new tool will help answer questions including “Who’s watching this?” “Where do…
Cable network FX will pay more than $100 million for the rights to air 15 NBC Universal films, including George Clooney’s “Leatherheads,” Judd Apatow’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and Tina Fey’s “Baby Mama,” Daily Variety reports. The move is part of…
Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger and News Corp. President Peter Chernin are likely to talk with heads of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to outline a preliminary contract agreement as early as next…
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker will appear in an April 3 promotional clip for the network’s “My Name Is Earl,” in which he recaps the show’s fall season while poking fun at television writers and their labor guild’s 100-day strike,…
Nickelodeon booked rival Disney Channel’s Miley Cyrus to headline its Kids’ Choice Awards this Saturday, Daily Variety reports. Disney shows are well represented among the nominees, with Ms. Cyrus’ “Hannah Montana” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” tapped…
USA Network’s June premier of drama series “In Plain Sight” will be sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Television Week reports. The debut, which will have few commercial interruptions, will be 76 minutes, compared to the show’s regular length of an…