Barack Obama, who trails presidential rival John McCain among Florida voters, has broadcast 9,785 TV commercials in Florida, the Wall Street Journal says. McCain’s tally? None. Obama’s total spending on TV commercials in the state has hit $6.5 million; McCain’s…
Cable deal-making legend and Liberty Media CEO John Malone is open to taking AOL’s dial-up Web access business off Time Warner Inc.’s hands in exchange for his 2.8% stake in the media conglomerate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Liberty executives…
ABC possibly landing Jay Leno after he wraps up his tenure at NBC’s “The Tonight Show” could mean the end for “Nightline,” the LA Times reports. Both ABC and Fox are contenders for scooping up the late-night TV figure, who…
“Nightline’s” interview with former Democratic presidential hopeful Senator John Edwards on his recently uncovered extramarital affair did not draw in huge numbers for ABC, the Hollywood Reporter says. Although the interview scored similar ratings with the previous week, the show…
ABC has made a pilot order for an updated TV version of the 1987 film “Witches of Eastwick,” based on the John Updike novel, Daily Variety reports. “Dawson’s Creek’s” Maggie Friedman has been tapped to write the pilot. Warner Bros….
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present National Geographic Channel with the Governor’s Award for the network’s “Preserve Our Planer” campaign, TVWeek reports. The award, which recognizes an individual’s or group’s efforts to make an impact, will…
After six years of remastering, Warner Bros. has sold 1962’s “How the West Was Won” exclusively to Starz’s Encore Westerns, Daily Variety reports. The studio spent somewhere in the “seven figures” reworking the film, which was originally shot in the…
“Weeds” star Mary Louise Parker’s next big deal is of the Broadway variety, the Associated Press Reports. The actress will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of “Hedda Gabler” as the title character, the trade says. The show is…
Nick is hoping to expand its roster of tween favorites by having “Zoey 101” star Victoria Justice lead her own series and film, Daily Variety reports. The 15-year-old actress will star in a series from creator Dan Scheider, who also…
Online video ad network BrightRoll said it recently executed a $1 million month-long online video ad buy for pre-roll ads across 30 branded media publishers. BrightRoll said the $1 million pre-roll campaign is the first pre-roll buy of that size….