Starz is partnering with cable and satellite providers to offer sneak previews before the launch of its first original series “Crash” on Oct. 17. The first two episodes of the show will be available via free on-demand through Comcast, Cox,…
Nancy O’Dell of “Access Hollywood” and Victoria Recano of “The Insider” were named co-hosts of the Sept. 27 telecast of the 12th annual Prism Awards, the Hollywood Reporter says. O’Dell and Recano will preside over a telecast of highlights from…
“Saturday Night Live” comic Amy Poehler is getting into Web video. She has created “Smart Girls,” a new digital television show for young girls that features the actress interviewing a girl who is uniquely talented, active in their community or…
Discovery Communications Wednesday morning began trading as a publicly owned company. Founder and Chairman John Hendricks and President and CEO David Zaslav rang the opening bell for NASDAQ trading to commemorate the occasion. Also on hand were performers from the…
Advertising spending across all media fell 1.4% during the first half of 2008, the Nielsen Co. said Thursday. Despite the overall declines compared with the first six months of 2007, some television categories showed growth during the first half, including…
Ratings at CNBC, home of the most popular business-news shows, are soaring this week amid financial train wrecks like the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. and the bailout of insurance giant AIG, the Wall Street Journal reports. The cable channel’s top…
A new Screen Actors Guild poll finds that 87% of the union membership support continuing negotiations with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and not accepting the current “final” offer on the table from the media companies, the Hollywood…
“Sex and the City” author Candace Bushnell has signed on to write two new novels for young adults based on “City’s” Carrie Bradshaw during her high school years, Daily Variety reports. The books follow the recent popularity of young adult…
Many broadcast and cable media companies are feeling the effects of the trouble on Wall Street with many experiencing a stock drop on par with the overall markets and some getting hit harder. Disney closed on Wednesday with only a…
CBS Corp.’s Showtime division said in regulatory filings that it’s in discussions to acquire assets of Pro Elite Inc., a mixed martial arts entertainment company, the Wall Street Journal says. Showtime holds a 20 percent stake in the company, and…