Milwaukee, the city that served as the backdrop for “Happy Days,” has erected a statue of the sitcom’s most popular character, Arthur Fonzarelli. TV Guide reports the bronze-plated statue’s unveiling was attended by the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler, and “Days”…
Carnival, the British production company behind such across-the-pond hits as “Harley Street” and “Hotel Babylon,” has been snatched up by NBC Universal, the Guardian reports. The price tag was a reported $55 million. The move is part of a bigger…
SlamBall has signed a series of multiplatform content-distribution agreements for the 2008 SlamBall Championship Series. The title SlamBall game will be broadcast exclusively on CBS on Nov. 2. Eight regular-season games will be available on national sports network Versus on…
MSNBC has decided that Rachel Maddow, who became an exclusive political analyst this year, is ready for a prime time hour of her own. “The Rachel Maddow Show” will debut at 9 p.m. Sept. 8, after the presidential nominating conventions….
Don Corsini will be leaving his post as president and general manager of CBS-owned KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles at the beginning of the year. Mr. Corsini, who took over the stations in May 2002, will be succeeded by…
Networks with NFL broadcasting rights have been smiling ever since it was announced future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre would be returning to the league after a quick retirement, The Hollywood Reporter says. Despite the slumping economy, sales have…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s salary, bonus and stock payout in the last fiscal year rose 9% to $27.1 million, but a change in accounting that cut the value of his retirement savings diminished his total compensation 14%, the Wall…
NBC Universal sold an additional $15 million in advertising it had held back during the Olympic Games, creating a windfall out of inventory it has kept off the market in case it had to do make-good deals had ratings not…
Talent agency ICM agreed to settle age discrimination claims brought by television writers who claimed they were discriminated against on the basis of their age, the Los Angeles Times reports. The agency and insurers agreed to put $4.5 million into…
Valerie Bertinelli has signed on to star in a still-untitled TBS sitcom pilot, Daily Variety reports. The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television, will feature Bertinelli as a single mother of two who must take over the family’s lumber business….