ABC doesn’t care which platform you use to watch entertainment, as long as it’s ABC content you’re watching, CNET reports. With ABC shows already on Facebook, AOL and Veoh, the network and its “Open ABC” initiative aims at allowing its…
Media companies didn’t come out of today’s Wall Street nosedive unscathed, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The worst one-day drop in history brought News Corp.’s shares down from $12.07 to $1.18 per share. Shares for Time Warner Cable and Disney were…
Jonathan Dolgen has resigned from his position on Charter Communications’ board of directors, effective today. Mr. Dolgen is leaving the company due to personal reasons and to make time available to pursue other interests. “I have enjoyed having an opportunity…
Sci Fi Channel has given a six-episode order to “RelicQuest.” The investigative adventure series will be hosted by documentary filmmaker Bruce Burgess, who will travel the world to uncover objects believed to have hidden powers and mystical significance. Mr. Burgess…
Katie Couric’s final interview with Gov. Sarah Palin airs tonight on CBS’ “Evening News,” TVNewser reports. Couric asks Palin about the public’s reaction to her performance during the interview, including this past weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” parody of it featuring…
The financial crisis has made CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo more popular than ever, and she gets the Vanity Fair treatment in the magazine’s November issue. The “Barbara Walters of business news,” as Vanity Fair calls her, talks about Wall Street’s misfortunes,…
A study found Sen. John McCain backers tend to get their news and entertainment from television while supporters of Sen. Barack Obama use various platforms, MediaWeek reports. The study also found 65% of voters are paying more attention to this…
Fox has inked a deal with ProLink Solutions, officially venturing into the digital out-of-home business, MediaWeek reports. ProLink operates 30,000 GPS-equipped screens on golf carts found on more than 400 golf courses, the publication says. A TV program highlighting America’s…
Circuit City said today that a decline in cathode-ray tube and projection television sales more than offset a small increase in flat-panel TV revenue, causing U.S. comparable video department sales to drop almost 10% in the fiscal second quarter. The…
Comcast SportsNet is reuniting radio personalities Mike North and Dan Jiggetts to host its upcoming live weekday morning sports show “Monsters of the Morning.” The show will debut early next year and will air from 6 to 9 a.m. Mr….