In an unusual partnership, satellite provider DirecTV and National Cable Communications have joined forces to sell spots on select regional sports networks. The partnership will affect nine major U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, reports Broadcasting & Cable….
The Paley Center for Media is teaming up with TV Guide for a weeklong series of screenings featuring new and returning TV series for the fall 2008 season. The festivities will take place Sept. 5-10 at the Paley’s Beverly Hills…
Ion Television, which has almost 100 TV stations in the U.S., has picked up “NCIS” in a syndication agreement with CBS Television Distribution, TVNewsday reports. “NCIS” is in its sixth season on CBS currently and the acquisition fits into Ion’s…
“Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas is said to be in talks with series star Kristen Bell in hopes of getting a big-screen adaptation of the cult hit off the ground, Entertainment Weekly reports. Thomas and Bell met last week at…
Fox News is set to unveil the Fox Experience at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, TVNewser reports. The Fox Experience will be the network’s convention headquarters in Denver and St. Paul, geared to giving viewers comprehensive coverage across all…
John A. Riggle will retire Sept. 1 as general manager at WPMT-TV, the Tribune-owned Fox affiliate in Harrisburg, Pa. Larry Delia, who has been VP and general manager of Tribune’s ABC-affiliated WGNO-TV and CW-affiliated Fox WNOL-TV in New Orleans since…
Jonathan Dube was named Vice President and Deirdre Michalopoulos was named Managing Editor of ABCNews.com today. For Mr. Dube, today’s announcement marks a return to the news site. He previously worked as a national producer for ABCNews.com in 1999, covering…
Christina Applegate, star of ABC’s hit “Samantha Who?,” is cancer-free just weeks after being diagnosed with the disease, TV Guide is reporting. The actress underwent a double mastectomy to ensure no traces of cancer were left.
MGM Domestic Television Distribution has optioned Factory Publishing’s online graphic novel “The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore” for a possible television series. The graphic novels, which are designed for iPod and PC download, are set in a time where the…
Sprint and the National Football League have signed a deal that will give the cellular company exclusive rights to broadcast NFL games and other related content via Sprint mobile devices, Media Daily News reports. The service, dubbed NFL Mobile Live,…