Charles Barkley has helped boost the popularity of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” because of his bluntness and rapport with fellow former player Kenny Smith, the Los Angeles Times reports. Recent comments from Barkley include a free-throw shooter having a “tight…
Disney Channel ordered a live-action comedy featuring teenage singer-actress Demi Lovato, Daily Variety reports. “Welcome to Mollywood” will start production in September and will debut next season, the newspaper says. –Danny King
MySpace acquired a 30-day exclusive agreement to show U.K. “faux-Japanese” gameshow “Banzai,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show’s 200 Web episodes will range from one to four minutes, the newspaper reports. –Danny King
Time Warner Cable, in a deal that will separate it completely from Time Warner Inc., will pay a $10.9 billion dividend to stockholders, including $9.25 billion to the parent company. New Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said shedding Time Warner…
Julie Goldstein’s job working on the Coca-Cola account at MediaVest USA had been full of big events: the Olympics, NASCAR races, “American Idol.” Now her job is even bigger. Ms. Goldstein recently was promoted to vice president, video activation director,…
As the television networks and ad buyers do the upfront dance, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau is weighing in with a new survey indicating that television remains consumers’ favorite medium, and that in many ways they prefer cable to broadcast. The…
Adrian Grenier is one of the ecologically friendly celebrities who have signed up to participate in Planet Green, the new network being launched by Discovery Communications in June. Mr. Grenier’s show is called “Alter Eco.” It features the star of…
With the seventh season of “American Idol” coming to an end, the Nielsen Co. took a closer look at viewing this season. The show has been averaging 27 million viewers this season. It is most popular in the Eastern parts…
ABC is getting ready to take another walk down the aisle with “Here Come the Newlyweds.” The network has quietly begun the process of casting contestants for another season of the competition reality series from Warner Horizon Television and producers…
Steven Moffat will replace Russell T. Davies as head writer and executive producer of “Doctor Who,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Moffat, who has written some of the series’ most acclaimed episodes and created the BBC sitcom “Coupling,” will take over…