Fox News Channel won’t be making any online buddies using MySpace, even though both are owned by News Corp. Instead, Fox News has chosen Facebook as its social networking site of choice. Fox News today will be unveil a redesigned…
ESPN is planning to bid for the rights to broadcast future Olympic Games, says The Hollywood Reporter. ESPN will be vying to air the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Games, for which Tokyo, Madrid, Rio…
“The NFL on CBS” has drafted a Hall of Famer for its lineup of analysts. Dan Fouts, former All-Pro quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, will be calling selected games throughout the 2008 “NFL on CBS” schedule. Mr. Fouts also…
Noah Kotch, an alumnus of “Good Morning America,” has been named a senior producer on NBC’s “Today.” He started Monday, while his new colleagues were at the midpoint of their stay in Beijing. The hire, first reported Tuesday on TVNewser.com,…
Warren Sapp has joined “Inside the NFL,” which premieres on Showtime Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. The former NFL All-Pro defensive lineman and Super Bowl champion joins analysts Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth and host James Brown. “With his defensive…
ABC Studios has hired Barry Jossen as the group’s executive vice president of creative, the Hollywood Reporter says. Jossen will oversee the daily affairs and execution for each of the studio’s genres, comedy and drama. Jossen is replacing Julia Franz,…
CBS has tapped Jennifer Bresnan to serve as the network’s new executive vice president of alternative programming, TVWeek reports. Bresnan will replace Ghen Maynard, who announced he would be stepping down from the position into a production deal with the…
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild are prepping to renegotiate their contracts with advertisers for commercials, the Hollywood Reporter says. While the two acting unions were at odds going into their contract renegotiations…
Universal Media Studios has signed “The Office” writer Michael Schur to a two-year, seven-figure overall deal with the studio, Daily Variety reports. Under the deal, Schur will create, develop and serve as executive producer for the company’s comedy department. Duties…