Telemundo folded in original programming announcements, a digital initiative rollout and the introduction of a partnership with TV Globo at an upfront presentation for advertisers Monday in New York City. The Spanish-language network touted its “Concept Integration Model,” its new…
HBO is close to finalizing a deal to offer its television programs on Apple’s iTunes service for the first time, reported Conde Nast’s Portfolio today. The deal, the story says, calls for flexible pricing, something Apple has been reluctant to…
I’m the first to admit I’m drinking the digital Kool-Aid. In fact, I enjoyed a wicked little thrill earlier this month when I stood in front of a besuited audience of media agency and network executives at the TVWeek Upfront…
TV Guide Broadband inked a deal with For Your Imagination for the exclusive rights to carry the new-media studio’s Web miniseries “A Day With the Hiltons.” The show stars Kathy Hilton and her two daughters, Paris and Nicky, as they…
NBC made it official today: Jimmy Fallon will become the third host of “Late Night” in June 2009, setting in motion the high-stakes late-night shift that will send Conan O’Brien to Jay Leno’s desk on “The Tonight Show” and a…
Former “Saturday Night Live” castmember Jimmy Fallon will succeed Conan O’Brien as NBC’s ‘Late Night’ host, the network is expected to announce today, Daily Variety reports. Meanwhile, “Battlestar Galactica” executive producer David Eick will replace Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson…
The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists and network studios may reach a contract-renewal agreement as early as this week after two weeks of talks, Daily Variety reports. The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture &…
Ryan Seacrest will executive produce a reality show for NBC featuring bachelors’ mothers helping their sons choose the right woman, TelevisionWeek reports, citing an NBC.com casting notice. “Momma’s Boy” will have Seacrest working with the producers of old NBC reality…
ABC has reached an agreement for David E. Kelley Productions’ “Life on Mars” after meeting Kelley’s demands to renew his “Boston Legal” for a fifth season, TelevisionWeek reports, citing a person familiar with the negotiations. Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox, whose…
Britney Spears may return next season for a third appearance on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” the Hollywood Reporter says, citing the show’s co-creator Craig Thomas. The show had record ratings on Spears’ first visit and her second episode…