Showtime’s new series, “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” may be criticized for presenting a sanitized version of the sex trade, the New York Times says. The producers of the series, originally broadcast in the U.K., and its star disagreed….
Rita Hsiao will rewrite the script for the planned film remake of television series “I Dream of Jeannie,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Ms. Hsiao’s previous credits include rewrites for Walt Disney’s “Enchanted” and Columbia’s “13 Going on 30,” the newspaper…
John Cusack is featured in a political ad that criticizes John McCain for keeping troops in Iraq and not supporting a G.I. bill of rights, and compares him to President Bush, the Associated Press reports. The ad was sent out…
Satellite providers, the largest category of alternative delivery systems, continue to take away from cable’s market share, reaching 28.1% of TV households in May, Multichannel News reports. The number of TV households with satellite increased to 27.7%, while cable households…
Panasonic’s tru2way interactive specification has failed CableLabs’ certification testing, Multichannel News reports. Panasonic’s tru2way TV units encountered numerous bugs during the testing process, including some that violate federal broadcasting laws, the newspaper says. The failure indicates that Panasonic will not…
Hulu will premiere TV shows and movies daily for eight straight weeks that it’s calling the “Hulu Days of Summer,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Among the TV programs and films making their debut on the Web site during the first week…
National arts and culture channel Ovation TV is teaming with cultural institutions, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, for marketing partnerships and integrated promotions, AdAge reports. Ovation TV…
Robert Doodian has been promoted to senior VP of corporate employee relations and staffing for Cablevision Systems Corp. He will oversee employee services, staffing functions and international communications for all of Cablevision’s business units, including Rainbow Media Holdings, News 12…
NBC Universal will provide affiliates in 20 markets with ad spots featuring Olympic athletes to promote local ad sales during NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Summer Games, Multichannel News reports. NBCU also will promote HDTV content sales by providing affiliates…
The Discovery Channel will premiere “Koppel on Discovery: The People’s Republic of Capitalism” on July 9, Multichannel News reports. The four-part documentary, which runs through July 12, follows Ted Koppel and his team in China as they investigate the earthquake…