The television and DVD industries are well positioned for the economic downturn, even though consumer spending on entertainment likely will drop by 11% to 15% in the months ahead, according to a study released today by Canadian firm Solutions Research…
Arkansas police have evidence that may help them find the killer of Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly, who died Oct. 25 after being beaten in her home five days earlier, the Associated Press reports. Authorities have identified an “individual”…
Meredith’s fiscal first-quarter broadcast revenue fell 6.7% from a year earlier to $70 million as a weakening U.S. economy cut advertising in the automotive and retail industries, TVNewsday reports. The TV station owner had to depend more on categories such…
Ex-basketball star and outspoken TNT commentator Charles Barkley called Fox News Channel “corrupt” while a Fox News spokesperson called Barkley a “shill” for the Time Warner-owned TNT and said he needed the job to cover gambling debts, Broadcasting & Cable…
USA Network said it is pushing back the launch of new original episodes of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” to the first quarter of 2009. The network has planned to begin airing “L&O: CI” on Nov. 7. With the new…
Scripps Networks Interactive said third-quarter earnings were slightly lower because of costs associated with splitting off from newspaper company E.W. Scripps. Scripps, which runs cable channels HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living and Great American Country as well as a…
MSNBC and msnbc.com have launched a new Web site for “The Rachel Maddow Show” at www.rachel.msnbc.com. Visitors to the site can watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” on any platform whenever they want, embed segments into their own Web sites and…
Mary McDonnell will be appearing on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” starting Nov. 13, but is unlikely to be in Sci Fi Network’s “Battlestar Galactica” movie, Entertainment Weekly says. Additionally, Katie Holmes likely will reappear on ABC’s “Eli Stone,” the magazine says….
The BBC has indefinitely suspended actor and comedian Russell Brand, along with fellow comedian Jonathan Ross, for leaving what it says were lewd phone messages for actor Andrew Sachs that were broadcast Oct. 18 on Brand’s radio show, the Associated…