Online DVD rental service Netflix and cable TV network Starz teamed up to allow digital streaming of the movie channel’s content, but none of it will be in high definition. That puts the partners solidly in the present majority, as…
MySpace and Warner Bros. TV Group have signed a partnership that will bring a “TMZ”-branded entertainment destination to the popular social networking site’s MySpaceTV component, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “TMZ,” the popular syndicated celebrity gossip show and Web site, already…
Fox is feeling fine about “Fringe,” ordering a full season of the freshman series from creators J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The network has ordered nine additional episodes of the sci-fi thriller, for a total of 22. The…
More than half of the viewers for “Saturday Night Live’s” recent skits featuring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin watched the sketches on the Web as of Sept.29, according to a survey conducted by Solutions Research Group. About 51% of viewers…
Television veterans Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines have officially joined the cast of ABC’s “In the Motherhood,” TV Guide reports. The series is based on the popular online series of the same name that starred Chelsea Handler, Leah Remini and…
Two lifestyle programs produced by NBC Local Media’s LX.TV are debuting on NBC’s owned-and-operated Chicago station WMAQ-TV, MediaWeek reports. Versions of “1st Look Chicago,” about hot spots in the market, and “Open House Chicago,” a guide to real estate and…
WBTV has tapped Greg Drebin as its senior VP of programming and marketing, Daily Variety reports. Drebin comes to WBTV from Universal’s ITF: The International Music Feed, a 24-hour all-music global TV network. Warner Bros.’ TV branded services unit creates…
After another blowup on the set of ABC’s “The View” this morning, the Los Angeles Times is asking if co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck needs a lifeline. Hasselback was left with the Sisyphean task of defending Gov. Sarah Palin’s credentials this morning…
Bloomberg Television has signed a deal with AOL, the Hollywood Reporter says. The major online video syndication deal, a first for Bloomberg, allow its content to become available on AOL Money & Finance, the Hollywood Reporter says. AOL Money &…
The wild rides of the campaign for president and the economic turmoil boosted Fox News Channel’s prime-time block to fourth among all cable channels for the third quarter, extending its streak as the highest-rated cable news network to 27 consecutive…