Senator Barack Obama’s campaign has expressed interest in purchasing ads during NBC’s coverage of the summer Olympics, TelevisionWeek reports. Obama’s ad team has inquired about $500,000, $2 million and $4 million packages and NBC Universal responded with media plans that…
Former KYW-TV newscaster Alycia Lane is suing the Philadelphia station for defamation and damage to her reputation, claiming the station exploited her personal life for publicity, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Lane was fired earlier this year after being arrested in…
The Weinstein Company is expanding its TV presence in light of the success of “Project Greenlight” and “Project Runway,” Daily Variety reports. Among the projects in development are “No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” for HBO and a “Runway” spin-off, “Models…
Sarah Silverman, Norm McDonald and Rashida Jones are among the panelists of TBS’s updated version of the game show “Match Game,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series’ pilot was shot this week in Los Angeles, according to the Reporter. —Sergio…
The FCC is expected to rule that Verizon violated privacy laws by using customer information to influence voice customers not to switch to a cable company’s service, USA Today reports, citing unnamed sources within the commission. Cable companies, including Comcast…
Jim Carrey is co-developing and executive producing a new series for HBO, Daily Variety reports. The series will center on Mitzi Shore, played by comedian Lisa Lampanelli, who inherits a Los Angeles comedy club. Lampanelli, along with writer Kario Salem,…
Recent sports broadcasts, including the NHL Stanley Cup, the NBA Finals and the U.S. Open, all saw major ratings and viewership increases, the Huffington Post says. The trend could prove to be beneficial to NBC as it prepares to broadcast…
Lloyd Owens, last seen in “Viva Laughlin,” has been cast as the lead in the Fox pilot “Inseparable,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The possible mid-season show is a about a partially paralyzed forensic psychiatrist who doubles as a charming criminal,…
NBC and Notre Dame have extended their contract to carry the school’s home football games over the network through 2015, the New York Times reports. The deal also includes extra “home” games at other venues throughout the country for an…
Jamie Lynn Spears, the 17-year-old “Zoey 101” star gave birth to a baby girl, Maddie Briann, on Thursday morning, the Associated Press reports. Jamie Lynn, younger sister of troubled pop star Britney Spears, made shockwaves last fall when she announced…