Maybe we haven’t seen enough of Pamela Anderson on TV. E! Entertainment said it will launch a reality series going inside the life of Ms. Anderson, the former Playboy model and “Baywatch” star and breast augmentation surgery exemplar. “Pamela Anderson…
Nielsen says product placements in prime-time broadcast network programs rose 13% in 2007 from the previous year. Fox’s “American Idol” was again the show with the most product-placement occurrences, with 4,349, up from 4,086 in 2006. In all, the 10…
Scandinavia took home some of the major Interactive Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at this year’s Mip gathering in Cannes. Among the winners were Finland’s children’s program “Staraoke,” named best interactive program, and…
NBC will close the doors of “ER” after its 15th and final season, according to USA Today. Series regulars Maura Tierney and Goran Visnjic, who did not renew their contracts for a full year, will exit early in the season….
“Jericho,” the fan favorite axed by CBS in March, may see new life on Comcast, reports the New York Times. On the heels of a similar deal between NBC and DirecTV on the Peacock’s drama “Friday Night Lights,” CBS has…
The National Hockey League launched NHL Network Online, a broadband service sponsored by Bud Light, Cisco, Dodge and Verizon Wireless. NHL Network Online features several channels of programming available for free to fans at NHL.com. “NHL fans are extremely passionate…
Sue Naegle, who co-heads talent agent UTA’s television department, may be named HBO’s entertainment president as early as today, Daily Variety reports, citing industry executives it didn’t identify. USA Network’s Jeff Wachtel and Universal Media Studios’ President Katherine Pope had…
Harvey Weinstein is trying to move hit show “Project Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime because the NBC-owned network had “always underpaid” for it while “taking all of the credit” for its success,” the New York Post reports. The new deal…
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said he has seen no signs of advertiser discomfort over protests that have interrupted the Olympic torch relay, Reuters reports. NBC Universal has sold 75% of the commercial time available in the Olympic broadcasts and…
Julia Franz, ABC Studios’ executive vice president and head of creative and current, will leave the company early next year, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ms. Franz, who helped develop series such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost,” worked for 13 years…