Writers for ABC’s “Boston Legal” and HBO’s “The Wire” and “John Adams” are up for the 2008 Humanitas Prize in the 60-minute TV category, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Humanitas award honors writing that explores the human condition. Other television…
The first night of the Democratic National Convention, featuring an address by Michelle Obama, drew fewer broadcast television viewers than the event four years ago, when former President Bill Clinton kicked things off. ABC, CBS and NBC brought in 12.1…
Online television technology provider Move Networks has landed strategic funding from Microsoft, the companies announced today. The amount was not disclosed. Microsoft has been working with Move to integrate Microsoft’s Silverlight platform into Move Networks’ technology. In addition, Move Networks’…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain might have more views for his YouTube channel than Democratic candidate Barack Obama, but an Internet research company says there are more videos overall on the world’s biggest video site about Mr. Obama. More than…
TBS said it ordered 10 episodes of a new sitcom from Tyler Perry. The new series, “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” is scheduled to debut on TBS in January. “Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character…
TLC’s new president and general manger, Eileen O’Neill, has brought in Nancy Daniels to head up production and development. Ms. Daniels had been senior VP Of development and production for Discovery Studios-West Coast since July 2007, where she worked on…
NBC’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention’s first day trumped the other broadcast networks’ coverage Monday night in metered household ratings, the most preliminary numbers available. The Big Three networks covered the DNC for an hour in prime time, beginning…
Fox’s reality juggernaut “American Idol” will welcome a fourth judge for the show’s upcoming eighth season, TelevisionWeek reports. Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson on the judging panel in January, the trade says. —Sergio…
Authorities in Colorado have arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a high-powered rifle during his nationally televised acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention Thursday, the Los Angeles Times says….