NBC News President Steve Capus is plotting his division’s course in wake of Tim Russert’s death. But first he wants a few things on the record: The extensive coverage by NBC and MSNBC of the death and legacy of the…
ESPN unveiled its new morning-shift lineup of anchors on “SportsCenter.” The sports cable network said additional coffee will be ordered for Steve Berthiaume, Linda Cohn, Josh Elliott, Robert Flores and Chris McKendry, who have been working other editions of “SportsCenter.”…
Brooke Elliott will play the lead role in Lifetime’s “Drop Dead Diva” pilot, Daily Variety reports. The drama stars Elliot as a vapid model who dies and finds her soul transplanted into the body of a brilliant, overweight attorney, the…
Corie Hensen has been named the vice president of alternative series and specials for ABC Entertainment, Daily Variety reports. Hensen was previously the executive producer for “The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom,” the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
The Senate approved an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act that would free up “leftover funds” from the DTV-to-analog converter box program, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The funds will be used to assist senior citizens, minorities and rural viewers in…
Hearst Corp. CEO Victor Ganzi resigned from his post after policy disagreements with the company’s board, the Associated Press reports. Former CEO Frank Bennack Jr. will take over the position in the interim until a permanent replacement can be found,…
Ever Carradine has been cast in a recurring role on Sci Fi Channel’s “Eureka” as the sister of Colin Ferguson’s character, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Mark L. Young and Valerie Cruz have joined HBO’s “Big Love” and Showtime’s “Dexter,”…
The Disney Channel will premiere the concert film “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” on July 26, Multichannel News reports. The network will lead into the film with a six-hour “Hannah Montana” marathon, in addition to a rock-themed…
Online video viewership dipped 2 percent in May and YouTube took the biggest hit. Consumers viewed 7.45 billion streams of video last month, down from 7.61 billion streams in April, Nielsen Online reported. The world’s biggest video site delivered 3.8…
The Screen Actors Guild should expect to receive a “last, best and final offer” from the major studios next week, Daily Variety reports. Recent talks have been unproductive and the union says it is far apart from the studio on…