Robin Thomas was named senior VP of strategic research at Disney-ABC Domestic Television, the company announced today. Ms. Thomas will oversee program and market research for the company’s first-run, off-net, cable and new-media programming, including “Live With Regis and Kelly,”…
Recent Emmy winner Tom Forman was appointed CEO of Relativity Media’s newly launched reality and alternative television arm. Mr. Forman, who garnered acclaim and statuettes for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and the nonfiction special “9/11,” comes off a two-year stint…
CBS has ordered six additional episodes of “Million Dollar Password,” Zap2it reports. The Regis Philbin-hosted update on the classic game show has averaged 9.46 million viewers in its first four broadcasts, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
Financier/management company Relativity Media has acquired reality producer Tom Forman’s self-titled production company, the Hollywood Reporter says. Forman will serve as CEO of Relativity Real, the new production, sales and distribution division of Relativity Media, the newspaper says. Tom Forman…
The Travel Channel will launch a beta version of free mobile application Travel GO, Multichannel News reports. The service, which can be downloaded to any Web-enabled mobile device, will provide more than 10 million points of interest and 2,000 Travel…
USA Network delivered an average 2.99 million viewers in prime time during the week ended June 22, MediaWeek reports. The network’s “WWE Raw” helped boost ratings, attracting an average 5.21 million viewers on June 16, the newspaper says. Sunday’s lineup…
Telemundo will debut “Levantate,” a new two-hour live morning show, in August, MediaWeek reports. The show, which will be a mix of entertainment, talk show, current events and news, will feature coverage from Mexico, Los Angeles, New York and Miami,…
The National Association of Broadcasters is urging Congress not to stop the Federal Communications Commission from implementing its proposed easing of media ownership rules. As the House Appropriations Committee prepares to vote on legislation that would stop the FCC from…
On a flight home to San Francisco from Austin last week, the woman sitting next to me asked if I thought a computer would be an appropriate gift for her nine-year-old nephew. I was an easy target for the question….