ABC Studios appointed Gary French and Paula Warner as the co-heads of production. They replace Barry Jossen, who moves on to head the studio’s creative unit. Mr. French and Ms. Warner will oversee production and post-production for the studio’s 2008-09…
Country music singer Marty Stuart’s new show, titled “The Marty Stuart Show,” is set to debut in November on RFD-TV, TVNewsday reports. The Sunday night show, produced and hosted by Stuart, will be in the same vein as “Hee Haw”…
The premiere of BET’s “Comic View: One Mic Stand” is scheduled for Sept. 2, Multichannel News reports. The network promises edgier, more uninhibited standup comedy featuring both new and established comedians. Kevin Hart will have hosting duties.
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s address on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver was very good for the cable news networks. They rang up a second consecutive night of double-digit ratings bounces compared to the second…
Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt generated more viral videos related to his record-setting races in the Beijing Olympics than did American Michael Phelps, who swam away with a record eight gold medals. Online video measurement firm Visible Measures said the…
An ABC News producer, Asa Eslocker, was arrested by Denver police after trying to take pictures of Democratic senators and some high-profile donors leaving the Brown Palace Hotel. According to reports from ABC News, Mr. Eslocker was working on an…
Local New York City stations plan to air live coverage of the reading of the victims’ names, seven years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the New York Daily News reports. Kenny Plotnick, news director for WABC-TV, said he plans…
ESPN has launched its high school sports site, ESPNrise.com. ESPN’s site focuses on states and regions as opposed to individual schools, Lost Remote reports. The site also features community forums, blogs and, soon, the ability for users to upload their…
Michael Phelps will host the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” on Sept. 13. He’ll be joined by musical guest Lil Wayne. The 34th season of “SNL” will kick off with four live shows in a row. In addition, NBC…
For the past two elections, PBS’ audience for its coverage of day two of the Democratic National Convention was greater than the previous evening’s. But PBS’ Tuesday night convention viewer numbers bucked that trend, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Last night…