Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during next year’s Super Bowl half-time show, USA Today reports. Bob Costas confirmed the news during NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” halftime report, although speculation originally surfaced a few weeks ago. —Sergio…
“ER” alum Anthony Edwards joined with former NBC VP of comedy development Cheryl Dolins to launch Grand Central Entertainment, a new production company already signed to an overall deal with CBS Paramount Network TV, TelevisionWeek reports. Under their multiyear deal,…
The science behind Fox’s new series “Fringe” is being labeled as gross fiction by many scientists, USA Today reports. Gigi Kwik Gronvail, an immunologist, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for Biosecurity, says she “watched the first 10…
Financial journalists are facing a new dilemma with the increased attention on the economy and their growing audiences because of the complex nature of the credit crisis and the potential bailout of lenders, the New York Times reports. CNBC’s Jim…
TBS is billing the upcoming Major League Baseball series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels its top matchup, sending its star announcers Chip Caray and Buck Martinez to cover that divisional series, USAToday reports. The cable network…
Some TV stations have already notified cable operators and satellite distributors that they will be demanding payments for their retransmission-consent rights, Multichannel News reports. The deadline for deciding between seeking compensation or simple must-carry status without payments is Oct. 1….