CBS recently met with groups representating advertisers and their ad agencies to discuss the issue of integration fees, which originated back in the days when commercials had to be manually inserted into programming, MediaPost says. CBS said the charge continues…
Eva Longoria has a new, shorter haircut in order to play her “Desperate Housewives” character as a busy mother of twins, according to the New York Post. Next season of the ABC hit is set five years in the future,…
Fox is giving another go at a Ted L. Nancy project based on the mysterious writer’s “Letters From a Nut” books, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has given the latest project, “Sincerely, Ted L. Nancy,” a cast-contingent order. While…
Yet another member of a reality-show family is giving viewers a look at what it’s like to be in trouble with the law, according to the Associated Press. Kim Kardashian’s sister Khloe, featured on E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,”…
NBC will have a team of 107 commentators covering the 17-day Olympic Games next month, the Hollywood Reporter says. Of those, 28 analysts are former Olympians who have won a combined 42 medals in the past. Bob Costas will return…
Former heavyweight boxing champ turned portable grill pitchman, George Foreman wants to be a knockout on TV, USA Today says. “Family Foreman,” a reality series debuting Wednesday night on TV Land, features Foreman and his wife and kids on their…
WFLA-TV in Tampa fired medical reporter Irene Maher after 23 years at the station, the St. Petersburg Times reports on its TampaBay.com Web site. Owner Media General is cutting staffs at all of its media outlets, according to the site,…
Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central program is looking more like a latter-day Ed Sullivan-style variety show, with bands being books more and more frequently, the Associated Press reports. On Wednesday night, the Canadian band Rush will appear on “The Colbert Report,”…
Star Jones’ soon-to-be ex-husband Al Reynolds says he still loves the former co-host of ABC’s “Thehe View,” according to the Associated Press. Mr. Reynolds planned to declare his feelings in a video to appear on YouTube, the wire service says….
NFL Network has tapped Bob Papa its play-by-play announcer, replacing Bryant Gumbel who left after the 2007-08 season, Daily Variety reports. Papa is the current radio announcer the New York Giants and has also called NBC Olympics coverage and HBO…