Cable networks added viewers at an accelerated pace during the Writers Guild of America strike, and when it ended, they continued to post record high ratings, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau said in a report released Friday. Among adults 18-49 the…
Sen. Barack Obama will appear as a guest on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on Monday, the network said. It is the third time the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination has appeared…
YouTube partner WaverlyFilms (known on YouTube by user name WaverlyFlams) is taking home $40,000 in prizes and cash as the big winner of the video site’s second annual “Sketchies” contest, YouTube announced today in its blog. WaverlyFilms was one of…
The Screen Actors Guild, in its third day of negotiations with studios yesterday, won’t back off of its demands for new-media residuals that are more than what the Writers and Directors Guilds of America received in recent talks, Daily Variety…
Ex-HBO CEO Chris Albrecht, now head of global media for sports and entertainment agency IMG, is trying to hatch a league based on a basketball-like sport, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mr. Albrecht, ousted from HBO after an altercation with…
“Deal Or No Deal” host Howie Mandel has agreed with NBC to produce and star in the unscripted sitcom “Howie Do It,” Daily Variety reports. NBC is also close to ordering quiz show “Would You Rather,” in which people are…
The Chinese government rejected CNN’s explanation for remarks by newscaster Jack Cafferty, who referred to the country’s “goons and thugs,” the Associated Press reports. CNN said that Cafferty was referencing the Chinese government, not the Chinese people, while a China…
Merv Griffin and Bea Arthur were among the newest inductees to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame, Daily Variety reports. “M*A*S*H” writer Larry Gelbart, “Brady Bunch” creator Sherwood Schwartz and Capital Cities/ABC Chief Executive Officers Daniel…
Katie Couric’s days in the CBS “Evening News” anchor desk may be numbered, but a book by the newswoman would be a hot property, the New York Post says. Ms. Couric has already written children’s books and this week penned…
BET announced plans to air an animated series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther, Daily Variety reports. At its upfront presentation in New York, the cable channel also announced plans for a court show, a dating show and…