“How I Met Your Mother’s” Neil Patrick Harris and “Scrubs’” Sarah Chalke, who had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom last season, will reunite to host the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 13. The ceremony, to be…
NBC Sports has made an agreement with USA Swimming to broadcast the 2009 World Swimming Championships and 2009 USA Swimming National Championships on NBC Sports and Universal Sports. NBC also will broadcast the National Championships in 2010 and 2011. NBC…
The New York Television Festival has announced the lineup for its third annual Premiere Week screening series. Premiere Week will feature ABC’s “Life on Mars,” Fox’s “Fringe,” CBS’ “Worst Week,” The CW and Media Rights Capital’s “Easy Money,” NBC’s “Life”…
ABC News is partnering once again with USA Today, this time to visit all 50 states, one each day of the 50 days leading up to the Nov. 4 election. The project, “50 States, 50 Days,” will launch Monday, Sept….
As The CW prepares for next month’s launch of its super-hyped drama “90210,” the leaders of parent companies CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. are offering an emphatic vote of confidence in the network. In a letter to CW employees and…
Microsoft Corp. is hiring comedian Jerry Seinfeld for a series of TV advertisements meant to counter any impression that its Vista computer operating system has problems, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ads, by Crispin Porter + Bogusky, roll out…
Comcast has extended its deal with Ryan Seacrest to produce projects for the company through his productions company, Ryan Seacrest Productions, TelevisionWeek reports. The deal includes Comcast’s entertainment networks, including E! and Style, in addition to other channels like Versus…
Hilton H. Howell Jr. will take over as CEO at Gray TV, replacing J. Mack Robinson, TelevisionWeek reports. Robinson, 85, has been associated with the 36 station-strong company since 1993, and said he looks forward to continuing to help building…
After regulators told Comcast Corp. to change how it manages Web traffic on its system, the company announced planes to slow service to its heaviest users during peak use times, the New York Times reports. Top Web-access speeds for the…
SoapNet is planning on airing a 24-hour “Beverly Hills, 90210” marathon on Sept. 1, the day before The CW’s series spinoff premieres, TelevisionWeek reports. The CW says it is not working with SoapNet on the promotion, nor has it purchased…