Showtime Networks and producer-writer-actor Carl Reiner will be honored at the Paley Center for Media’s annual gala. Proceeds from the event, to be held Dec. 11 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif., will benefit the Paley…
Cable operators Comcast and Time Warner are confident about picking up new subscribers when the nation’s broadcasting signal switches from analog to digital in February, Reuters reports. There are about 2 million to 3 million homes in places where digital…
The CW has promoted Rob Tuck to executive vice president of national sales. He will be responsible for the network’s sales and advertising efforts for prime time as well as the Web site CWtv.com. Mr. Tuck also will oversee integrated…
TBS has renewed “The Bill Engvall Show” for a third season. The network has ordered 10 episodes to premiere in summer 2009. TBS also will air two special episodes of the show in time for the holidays. “There’s something about…
CBS News so far is not commenting on the decision by Sen. John McCain’s campaign to use video of “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric to chastise Democratic candidate Barack Obama in a new Web advertisement. The new McCain ad rips…
Will online video companies like ManiaTV, Next New Networks, Kiptronic and Tremor Media turn a profit in 2009, as they have said they expect to? This week, Daisy Whitney’s “New Media Minute” looks at the path these Web video firms…
Fox unveiled its Remote Free TV format with the premiere of “Fringe” Tuesday night, and movie companies took up the bulk of the limited commercial time available in the show. As the show began, Fox told viewers the program was…
Verizon Wireless is working with major TV programmers to add several new channels to its VCast video service, the company announced Wednesday. NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and Comcast’s G4 all said they are going mobile on VCast. Verizon customers will…
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves has faith in this fall’s TV season and says the networks are going forward at “full strength” with the effects of the writers strike behind them, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Moonves spoke with investors…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has bought additional advertising time on the major broadcast networks, TelevisionWeek reports. Both presidential candidates took the unusual step of buying national ads during the Olympics. Usually political campaign concentrate their spending in local markets…