A study conducted by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University found Barack Obama to be the least popular presidential candidate when measured by late-night TV jokes, Daily Variety reports. The Illinois senator was the punchline…
With the Democratic National Convention starting today, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama finds himself trailing Republican candidate John McCain when it comes to video views, reports Silicon Alley Insider. According to data the online publication pulled from video distribution and…
ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” will return for its seventh season on Sept. 22 with 13 new contestants. Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Brooke Burke, Rocco Dispirito, Maurice Greene, Kim Kardashian, Cloris Leachman, Cody Linley, Susan Lucci, Misty May-Treanor, Ted McGinley,…
Telemundo, the Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, is moving all its digital assets under a newly created division, the Digital Media and Emerging Businesses Division. Peter Blacker has been promoted to executive VP of the new unit. Mr. Blacker,…
With Numbers Still Coming In, Gold Medal Looks Likely
ESPN is expected to announce a multi-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to continue to televise football, basketball and other college sports events. A conference call is scheduled for Monday afternoon with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN executives John…
Fox says it is adding a fourth judge to “American Idol” next year. Kara DioGuardi, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul on the talent search. The show’s ratings slipped last season. “We are turning…
The cheering from Beijing has barely died down, and yet NBC must begin preparing for the 2012 Olympics, which was be staged in London, USA Today says. Working in a different time zone will make it more difficult for NBC…
Networks are desperate to try to find some news at the Democratic National Convention, or at least a unique way to look at it, the New York Times reporters. CNN is spending about $100,000 on a special aerial camera that…
Juma Entertainment and Blue Entertainment Sports TV have partnered up for an update of the celebrity athletic competition series “The Superstars,” Daily Variety reports. The production companies are hoping to recruit high-profile celebrities as interest in sports remains high in…