Michael Gaston, Lily Rabe, Michael Raymond-James, Fredric Lehne and Clifton Powell have been added to the cast of David Milch’s drama pilot “Last of the Ninth” for HBO, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, Tim Guinee has joined Fox’s “24” playing…
Data collected by Nielsen Mobile revealed that almost 45% of U.S. mobile video users will make up the mobile audience for the Olympic Games, Online Media Daily reports. Gymnastics was the event that the most U.S. mobile users want to…
NBC will attempt to lure the viewing audience of the Olympics with a “Chime In” campaign reminding viewers that there’s programming on after the Games, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A 30-second spot featuring NBC stars will air at the top…
Flagstaff, Ariz.’s only live local newscast will cease to broadcast after next week, the Arizona Daily Sun reports. KNAZ Channel 2’s president and general manager John Misner said the station couldn’t afford to keep its live news broadcast because of…
Spike TV will air “Madden NFL ’09 Kickoff! Live” on Aug. 11 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the video game, Multichannel News reports. The special will start at 9 p.m. with an airing of the film “Rudy,” which will…
Brett Favre’s trade from the storied Green Bay Packers to the sorry New York Jets promises to bring new attention to the big market team, boosting ratings for the networks that carry the NFL, especially CBS, Daily Variety reports. CBS…
Martin Scorsese is in talks to direct “Boardwalk Empire,” a drama pilot for HBO, the Hollywood Reporter says. Scorsese is already serving as executive producer on “Empire.” The project would mark the Oscar winner’s second stint as TV director The…
After years of hard work and a massive investment, NBC begins its coverage of the Beijing Olympics with its hopes for high ratings riding on the shoulders of swimmer Michael Phelps, the Hollywood Reporter says. Phelps swims in primetime Saturday…