An auction for articles of clothing worn by James Gandolfini in HBO’s “The Sopranos” raked in $187,750, the Associated Press reports. The money earned will go toward helping veterans injured during the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the AP…
Former Spice Girls member Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown and talk show host Jerry Springer will serve as co-hosts for the 2008 Miss Universe pageant, scheduled to air live from Vietnam on July 13, the Associated Press says. The show will…
Social networking site MySpace.com is partnering with NBC News and MSNBC.com to launch a contest to find two citizen journalists to cover the upcoming presidential conventions. Dubbed Decision ’08 Convention, the contest lets MySpace users 18 and older submit short…
Bryan Norcross, who has been providing viewers in South Florida with warnings about hurricanes for 20 years, is leaving WFOR-TV, Miami, to spend more time on his own, growing business, the station’s Web site reports. Mr. Norcross, who also worked…
The FCC is preparing for a slew of complaints after TV’s mandated switch to digital next February, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC anticipates different scenarios, such as viewer and broadcaster inquiries and lawsuits, and even included such preparations for…
NBC’s new reality show “The Baby Borrowers,” really isn’t any worse than the other shows in the genre, says Tom Shales in the
Producers of the new TLC series, “The Singing Office” fanned out to find their contestants, and didn’t provide much warning before auditions were taped, the Associated Press reports. Unlike “American Idol,” “it’s not a serious competition,” says host Melanie Brown….
Online video distribution shop 60Frames has inked a deal with comic book publisher Oni Press to create both a Web series and digest-sized comics. The Web series, due to launch in 2009, will be based on upcoming and library titles…
NBC Universal Sports & Olympics has promoted Wendy Bass to vice president of business affairs. In her new role she will negotiate TV rights agreements for several sporting events, including the PGA Tour, the Kentucky Derby and Wimbledon, in addition…