The Screen Actors Guild announced the list of candidates vying for seats on the union’s national board, the Hollywood Reporter says. The two major factions vying for the open seats are MembershipFirst, which currently holds a majority on SAG’s national…
Fox News Channel correspondent Jeff Goldblatt is the likely choice as the new co-anchor for Fox station WFLD-TV in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. Goldblatt, already based in Chicago, would replace Mark Suppelsa, who recently moved cross-town to Tribune Co.’s…
Funny or Die has hired “Saturday Night Live” writer Andrew Steele as the comedy Web site’s creative director, Daily Variety reports. Steele will be in charge of development and production of new content for the site and for HBO as…
A revised count of the ballots in the election of directors at Yahoo shows there was a significant protest vote against management directors including CEO Jerry Wang, Reuters reports. The Internet company said in a statement that revised vote tallies…
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced its roster of moderators for the upcoming fall debates, which includes news personalities from CBS, NBC and PBS, Daily Variety says. ABC News anchors were noticeably absent from the list. The network was earlier…
A new study by the Parents Television Council says broadcast TV prefers portraying extra-marital sex and suggests sex between married couples is boring, TelevisionWeek reports. The study looked at 207.5 hours of primetime scripted broadcast programming during four weeks last…
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have shot promotional spots for Thursday’s season finale of NBC’s low-rated “Last Comic Standing,” the Washington Post reports. Obamas spot attempts to wring humor from his bowling form, while McCain’s claims “unfunny presidents…
“Mythbusters,” Discovery Channel’s most popular show during the first quarter, owes much of its appeal to an eclectic group of topics and the interaction of its hosts, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, USA Today says. Hyneman and Savage will be…
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing has merged its Southern California, Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest chapters into one unit, Multichannel News reports. The consolidated CTAM West chapter, which became official Friday, will be helmed by CTAM Southern California…
The Wall Street Journal reported a possible merger between rival satellite television providers DirecTV, the largest in the country, and No. 2 Dish Network, according to TVPredictions.com. A formal proposal has not been entered, but the paper reports “general discussions”…