The Sept. 5 fundraising event “Stand Up to Cancer” could be spreading to other networks. ABC, CBS and NBC have given the greenlight for producers to offer the show to any cable network that wants it, TelevisionWeek reports. The only…
While widespread interest in the presidential election campaign is boosting many media outlets, including the cable news channels, it hasn’t halted skidding ratings at the network evening newscasts, the New York Times reports. The lower ratings at NBC, ABC and…
Next summer’s Television Critics Association press tour has been scheduled three weeks later than usual, placing the major promotional event after the fan-driven Comic-Con, the Hollywood Reporter says. TCA will bring networks together for critics July 28 through Aug. 1,…
Despite a relatively poor track record, the TV business loves remakes and a new batch is in the works, TelevisionWeek columnist Josef Adalian says. Apparently programming execs are slow to grasp the lessons provided by the short-lived reincarnations of “Night…
The executive producer of NBC’s “Today” show refers to himself as “an Olympics geek,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The morning show will serve as one of the network’s key promotional vehicles for the game, and Jim Bell says…
Station groups are sending staffers to Beijing to bring back he local angle of Olympic events, TelevisionWeek reports. Staffers in China will be feeding lives shots, producing stories for station Web sites and blogging. “They will work very, very hard,”…
Christina Applegate, star of ABC’s comedy “Samantha Who?,” is fighting breast cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, the Associated Press reports, citing the actress’s spokeswoman. Applegate, who first became known as Al Bundy’s daughter on “Married…With Children,”…
A new reality show in which Sean “Diddy” Combs seeks to find an assistant provides a good look at how driven and intense the sleepless rap entrepreneur is, USA Today says. In “I Want to Work for Diddy,” premiering on…
The Screen Actors Guild will release the names of the candidates for its national board Tuesday, kicking off an election campaign as the union deals internal factions dueling for leadership at the same time it attempts to negotiate its contract…
With News Corp. set to announce earnings Tuesday, analysts are looking to see if the media company is going to be able to wring profits out of its MySpace social-networking site, the Wall Street Journal says. Earlier this year, News…