The Weinstein Co. and Lifetime will not be able to promote, market or exhibit “Project Runaway” until further notice after a judge granted NBC Universal’s request for an injunction against the studio. NBC Universal sued the Weinstein Co. after it…
Thursday night’s presidential address on the current economic crisis and rescue plan was watched by 52.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media numbers. President George W. Bush’s speech aired from about 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. EST on broadcast networks…
Anonymous insiders at CBS News are none too happy about David Letterman’s recent send-up of Sen. John McCain’s recent appearance on CBS’s “The Evening News With Katie Couric,” TVNewser reports. “If we had done something like that to him, someone…
Comcast will make the three presidential debates and the vice presidential debate available via its on-demand service, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The debates will become available the day after each debate. Comcast already provides VOD footage of major speeches from…
MobiTV will broadcast tonight’s presidential debate live without commercials beginning at 9 p.m. EDT right to your cell phone. Tonight’s debate and the other two scheduled for this campaign will be available to MobiTV subscribers on AT&T, Sprint, Alltel and…
Since becoming MSNBC’s top anchor for the remainder of the election a few weeks ago, David Gregory finally gets his first major gig in that post tonight when Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have their first debate in Oxford,…
Sci Fi Channel has tapped actor Steve Valentine to host its new reality competition series “Estate of Panic.” Mr. Valentine played Dr. Nigel Townsend for six years on NBC’s “Crossing Jordan” and has had guest roles on shows like “Chuck”…
The presidential election is good news for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Daily Variety says. The show’s first two episodes this season have seen a 50% increase in ratings compared with last season’s first two installments. To capitalize on the election…
Advertisers are totally fine with racy comedic Web videos so long as it’s produced by professionals, MediaWeek reports. At an event during Advertising week, CollegeHumor.com co-founder Josh Abramson said, “User-generated content is less and less interesting to clients. We’re more…
Guest stars of HBO’s “True Blood” have been made regular members of the cast, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mehcad Brooks, Todd Lowe, Deborah Ann Woll and Michelle Forbes will join the show full-time beginning next season, with all four appearing…