An ABC News report about a possible Israeli attack on Iran has been blamed for a recent spike in crude oil prices, Reuters reports. A report by ABC News senior national security correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday night’s “World News…
“The Late Late Show’s” Craig Ferguson, who became a U.S. citizen in February, will read the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House in Boston, in addition to giving a speech at Boston’s Independence Day celebration,…
The New York Giants topped the list of nominees announced by ESPN for this year’s ESPY Awards, earning nominations for best upset, best team, best coach, best play and best game, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Boston Red Sox, New…
AT&T has chosen not to renew its contract with Dish Network/EchoStar and will stop reselling Dish Network satellite TV services on Dec. 31, Multichannel News reports. AT&T said it was still evaluating whether it would offer Dish or DirecTV service…
AT&T is expected to file an application Tuesday for a statewide certificate of franchise authority that would let the company offer video services in Tennessee, Multichannel News reports. AT&T could begin broadband services in the states 10 days after submitting…
NBC’s KNTV in the California Bay Area cut eight jobs last week, Broadcasting & Cable says. Four on-air names lost their positions, including Noelle Walker and Danny Garza, and four who worked behind the scenes were cut, the newspapers reports….
The U.S. Copyright Office suggested that cable operators that retransmit signals from small distant stations are underpaying for that content and Congress should back off from deciding compensation procedures, TVWeek.com reports. The Copyright Office is also keeping cable and satellite…
The Screen Actors Guild remained relatively quiet in the first day after its labor contract with the media companies expired, the Hollywood Reporter says. SAG spent the day reviewing the $250 million offer from studios and producers in anticipation of…
Shannen Doherty is considering appearing on The CW’s upcoming ‘90210’ update to reprise her role as Brenda Walsh, Michael Ausiello reports, citing unnamed sources. Doherty has been in serious talks with the show’s producers but is rumored to be asking…
Campaign Media Analysis Group COO Evan Tracey predicts that this year’s presidential campaign TV ad spending could reach a record $800 million, Reuters reports. Ad spending at the local TV level is also expected to rise 2-3%, the service says….