Regina King, seen most recently in “24,” has been cast in the pilot for NBC’s “LAPD.” She is joined by actors Kevin Alejandro and Michael McGrady, says the Hollywood Reporter. King will play a smart and sympathetic detective out of…
Actress Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, who appeared on HBO’s “The Wire,” was arrested Wednesday on minor drug charges, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police went to Pearson’s North Baltimore home to arrest her for failing to cooperate as a witness in…
NBCOlympics.com earned only $5.75 million in online video advertising revenue, according to estimates released today by eMarketer. The new-media research firm issued the projection based on video streams delivered on the site during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. eMarketer said the…
Harbinger Capital Management, a New York hedge fund, increased its stake in the Dolan family’s Cablevision, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hedge fund now has 18.95 million shares, or 8.1% of the company, after having raised its stake to…
MSNBC’s promotion of Rachel Maddow, an Air America radio host, to a prime-time show, may confirm the cable news network’s appeal to liberal viewers, but the New York Times wonders whether that’s a smart play advertising-wise. The change in the…
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will make a return to NBC next year, TelevisionWeek says. The network will air the 2009 World Swimming Championships from Rome as well as the U.S.A. Swimming National Championships, although the terms have not been disclosed….
Wilmington, N.C. television stations conducted a 60-second test shutoff of their analog signals earlier this week to much success, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC selected the market as the first to end analog-TV transmission in order to test the…
Next year’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” has added Gavin Purcell to a growing production team, Daily Variety reports. Purcell was most recently executive producer for G4’s “Attack of the Show.” He joins “Fallon” as a co-producer as the series…
The CW has moved up the premiere of its latest reality series, “Stylista,” by a week, and now the show is scheduled to make its debut on Oct. 22 at 9 p.m., TelevisionWeek reports. The show, produced by Tyra Banks’…
FX Networks promoted Sally Daws to senior vice president of marketing, Daily Variety reports. She was most recently a vice president of marketing with the network, managing the promotional campaigns behind “Damages” and “Nip/Tuck,” among other series. In her new…