TelevisionWeek invites friends and colleagues of Tim Russert to leave remembrances of the TV newsman, who died today at age 58. Mr. Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief, was host of the longest-running show on television, “Meet the Press.” He…
Herb Scannell, founder and CEO of online video studio Next New Networks, will move out of his CEO post and full-time into the chairman role, the company announced today in a blog post. Mr. Scannell will stay on as CEO…
First there was a gasp of disbelief, then grief spread across the country Friday afternoon at the news that Tim Russert, moderator of “Meet the Press,” had collapsed and died of a heart attack at the NBC News Washington bureau…
Scripps Networks has promoted Rhonda Powell to vice president of business affairs. She will oversee the business affairs team servicing Food Network. Ms. Powell was previously the director of legal affairs for Scripps Networks. She also serves on the company’s…
The Dish Network has added Eurochannel, which offers movies, music, television shows and original productions from all over Europe in original audio with English subtitles. The channel will be available at no extra cost to its French Bouquet subscribers (who…
Bravo announced “Project Runway’s” fifth season will premiere July 16 at 9 p.m., a new earlier time slot. This marks the last season of “Runway” on Bravo, as the series is slated to move to Lifetime for season six. The…
ABC has recast the female lead in its untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick comedy pilot with Ayda Field, the Hollywood Reporter says. The role was recast after the pilot’s table read, the newspaper says. Field replaces Sarah Lafleur, who has a…
HBO and “Empire” screenwriter Franc Reyes are developing a Latino-themed hour drama titled “Palladium,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series centers on a New York nightclub and the owner’s tense relationship with his son, the newspaper says. Reyes will write…
Cable providers are hoping to get rid of bandwidth-consuming analog channels to make room for digital high-definition channels and interactive services, USA Today reports. Comcast will drop analog expanded basic service in 20% of its markets by year’s end, with…