NBC Universal had made an agreement to acquire U.K. independent production company Carnival Film & Television. Carnival is the first acquisition by NBC Universal’s International TV Production division as the company moves to expand its production presence outside the U.S….
Celebrities are playing in online video these days and they’re not just doing viral spoofs. Big name stars are signing up for Web series and that’s starting to change the game for digital media producers. For more details, check out…
Martin Savidge is leaving NBC News and heading to public television, the New York Times reports. Savidge, who has been at NBC since 2004, will anchor “Worldfocus,” a weeknight newscast that plans to do what the title says: Focus on…
Charlotte Williams has been cast as villain Maxima in “Smallville,” reports TV Guide. The actress is best known for her role in “MVP,” the Canadian series that aired on SoapNet. Superman’s newest nemesis arrives in “Smallville” four episodes into the…
On Sunday’s “NBC Nightly News,” anchor Brian Williams asked eight-time gold medalist Michael Phelps for his reaction to Bruce Springsteen dedicating “Born in the USA” to him at a concert in Jacksonville, Fla. There was only one problem: No such…
Milwaukee, the city that served as the backdrop for “Happy Days,” has erected a statue of the sitcom’s most popular character, Arthur Fonzarelli. TV Guide reports the bronze-plated statue’s unveiling was attended by the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler, and “Days”…
Carnival, the British production company behind such across-the-pond hits as “Harley Street” and “Hotel Babylon,” has been snatched up by NBC Universal, the Guardian reports. The price tag was a reported $55 million. The move is part of a bigger…
SlamBall has signed a series of multiplatform content-distribution agreements for the 2008 SlamBall Championship Series. The title SlamBall game will be broadcast exclusively on CBS on Nov. 2. Eight regular-season games will be available on national sports network Versus on…
MSNBC has decided that Rachel Maddow, who became an exclusive political analyst this year, is ready for a prime time hour of her own. “The Rachel Maddow Show” will debut at 9 p.m. Sept. 8, after the presidential nominating conventions….
Don Corsini will be leaving his post as president and general manager of CBS-owned KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles at the beginning of the year. Mr. Corsini, who took over the stations in May 2002, will be succeeded by…