Creating outfits for celebrities appears to be the thing that gets new designers noticed. That should be especially true for aspiring designers appearing on TLC’s new reality series “Who Are You Wearing?” The series, which launches Aug. 22, pits four…
The “24” movie due to air in November on Fox will find Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer in Africa, according to the New York Post, which says it has details of the special’s plot. After working as a missionary, Bauer embarks…
While the world gathers for the competition at the Olympics, advertisers will be trying to get their messages across to the viewers tuning in to the 3,500 hours of coverage NBC is providing. Nielsen looked back at Olympics advertising history,…
The National Association of Broadcasters wants stations to continue sending its signals to cable and satellite distributors for two weeks before and two weeks after the Feb. 17 digital switchover, even if they don’t have retransmission deals in place, TelevisionWeek…
The Democratic National Convention Committee has tapped Dish Network to broadcast the convention in high-definition as well as power the event’s satellite TV needs, Multichannel News reports. Dish subscribers will be able to watch unedited live coverage from Denver on…
“High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens is being sued by music producer Johnny Vieira, claiming Hudgens and her father, Greg, have failed to abide to their contract, Daily Variety reports. Vieira is seeking $5 million, which he claims Hudgens owes…
Manager and producer Bernie Brillstein was memorialized with a ceremony that was more of a Friar’s Club style roast than hushed funeral, the New York Times says. Among those speaking at the event in Los Angeles were Lorne Michaels, Brad…
A major advertising agency is giving ABC and Fox a major vote of confidence going into the fall season. In its just-released fall prime-time preview, Carat says the two networks will finish in a tie for first place among adults…
Former HBO chief Chris Albrecht is leaving IMG, less than a year after he joined the management and production company. In a statement, IMG said that Mr. Albrecht “acknowledges that IMG has world-class media production and distribution businesses in both…
Broadway Video Entertainment has launched “The Line,” its first broadband series, created by and starring talent from “Saturday Night Live,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series had a soft launch on Crackle.com and will be added to Hulu, Heavy.com and…