The Washington Post’s Post-Newsweek Stations is expected to buy WTVJ-NBC 6 from NBC Universal, the Miami Herald reports, citing unnamed industry sources. NBC, which put up the station for sale in March, could make $350 million-$400 million from the sale,…
Brit Hume will resign from his position as anchor of Fox News’ “Special Report” after the election, TVNewser reports. However, Hume will remain with the network in a senior statesman role, the Washington Post notes. —Vlada Gelman
Michael J. Fox will guest star on FX’s “Rescue Me” in a four-episode arc, while Marcia Gay Harden will join the cast of “Damages,” TV Guide reports. Additionally, Drea De Matteo has signed up for two more episodes of “Sons…
The 10th episode of “CSI’s” upcoming season will be William Petersen’s last, Entertainment Weekly reports. Executive producer Carol Mendelsohn told the magazine that while Petersen is leaving the series, he will remain an executive producer for the series’ run and…
American Express will sponsor the fifth season of “Project Runway” on Bravo, Adweek reports. The sponsorship includes an integrated presence for AmEx within the cable show and online, as well as a weekly broadband program, “Watch What Happens: After the…
“The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” will begin broadcasting in high-definition on July 28, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The network has spent a year and a half working on a new HD control room and graphics facility, the newspaper…
HBO and Campfire, an independent agency founded by two of the creators of “The Blair Witch Project,” have been marketing HBO’s upcoming vampire series “True Blood” since May 21, the New York Times reports. The companies sent horror film bloggers…
Mike Huckabee, who recently joined Fox News as a commentator, is in talks with the network to host his own show, Politico.com reports. Huckabee is expanding his media presence, subbing for Paul Harvey on ABC Radio Network and making appearances…
Monday night’s season premieres of “The Closer” and “Saving Grace” earned TNT cable ratings highs for the year, with “Closer” drawing in 7.8 million viewers to become basic cable’s top telecast for the year-to-date in viewers, household ratings and adults…
Digital entertainment studio DECA is launching a Web site and series, “Project Lore,” dedicated to massive multiplayer online gaming starring “Diggnation’s” Alex Albrecht. The “Project Lore” series initially will focus on the popular “World of Warcraft” game, with Mr. Albrecht…