The player: John Wilson, senior VP and chief television programming executive, PBS The play: Mr. Wilson helped lead PBS’ progress from launching its first high-definition channel in March 2004 to ensuring that all programming sent by PBS to its 356…
More HD Shows Coming to iTunes Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the release of iTunes 8 at a press conference Tuesday in San Francisco, Hollywood.com reports. The new version of iTunes will allow for the availability of more HD releases…
HD programming picks for Sept. 11-17: “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!,” “The Shining,” “No Country for Old Men” “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” (MGMHD). Fri., Sept. 12, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Double feature…
Of 797 calls to the Federal Communications Commission helpline, only 23 came from residents of the Wilmington, N.C., area who were unaware that the digital TV transition in their market was going to happen Sept. 8, five months ahead of…
Ellen DeGeneres has been named the newest spokeswoman for CoverGirl cosmetics, TV Guide reports. The comedian and talk show host reportedly is being paid $1 million for the campaign and will shoot her spots this week. —Christopher Perez
Viewers can pick two of the finalists for the second season of Bravo’s model competition series “Make Me a Supermodel.” One male and one female finalist will be chosen by fans to join the cast of the series. Voting starts…
As part of its ABC News on Campus initiative, ABC is launching five college-campus bureaus, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The program will help groom future journalists at Arizona State University, Syracuse University, the University of Florida, the University of North…
Despite making headlines with his remarks about the Jonas Brothers, George W. Bush and Sarah Palin, comedian Russell Brand has been asked back as host of MTV’s Video Music Awards, British newspaper the Sun reports. Brand told the publication the…
The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet is holding a DTV status hearing Sept. 16, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The hearing is about a group of TV stations along the U.S.-Mexico border that oppose a bill allowing them to…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told TVNewsday that Monday’s transition from analog to digital in Wilmington, N.C., is “going smoothly.” The first day of the transition, 797 area residents called a call center for help and information. On day…