With traditional on-air revenues were shrinking, station owner Belo has upgraded its online offerings, MediaPost reports. Belo just inked a deal with Noofangle Media to add the company’s lifestyle content to its stations’ Web sites. Under the agreement, Belo will…
The cable industry is urging Congress to insist broadcasters put off any retransmission battles and any chance local TV signals could be dropped from their cable systems until after the digital TV switchover happens Feb. 17. “I want to raise…
The female audience for online games is growing, particularly among women 55-64 and girls 12-17, MediaPost reports. Nearly 43 million females played online games in August, up 27% from a year ago, according to new data from comScore. The younger…
Cable networks including C-SPAN and Discovery Communications urged a federal judge Monday to void an FCC ruling that would force cable operators to carry some local TV stations in both analog and digital formats for three years, Multichannel News reports….
Rumer Willis will be making a guest appearance on CBS’ “CSI: NY” for the series’ 100th episode, Entertainment Weekly reports. Willis will play Mac Taylor—not Gary Sinise’s character, but a victim of a serial killer who’s murdering everyone with the…
“Dancing With the Stars” contestant Lance Bass tells TV Guide he’s more than OK having a woman as his partner for the ABC show’s upcoming seventh season. To the openly gay Bass, having a male partner would “overshadow everything else…
TelevisionWithoutPity.com has announced the winners of its Tubey Awards, which celebrate the 2007-08 TV season. Winners were named in 60 categories, including worst new show, guiltiest pleasure, best sidekick and most underrated show. “Pushing Daisies” won the new show award,…
Animal Planet Media has named Whitney Holland as vice president of programming and scheduling for the network. She will be responsible for Animal Planet’s current programming lineup and future development. Ms. Holland served as director of scheduling for TLC before…
NBC Universal’s entertainment co-chairman, Ben Silverman, says he has no plans to leave his current post, contrary to earlier speculation, the Hollywood Reporter says. Silverman, who spoke at the New York Television Festival, says he did not handle the media…
Former ABC president of entertainment Susan Lyne has joined Gilt Groupe, an e-commerce firm, as CEO, the Hollywood Reporter says. Lyne was rumored to be joining the new Oprah Winfrey Network after leaving Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in July. —Sergio…