OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has named Robert Tercek its president of digital media. Mr. Tercek will oversee all multimedia ventures for the network beginning Nov. 3. Mr. Tercek will be responsible for creating and marketing multiplatform opportunities for OWN…
Embattled search giant Yahoo plans to slash about 10% of its work force, or 1,500 jobs, to reduce costs, the company said today. The layoffs occur amidst the broader economic downturn as well as the specific slowdown that has plagued…
Entertainment Weekly talks with “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels about how he managed to get Gov. Sarah Palin on last week’s episode, what happened when Palin met doppelganger Tina Fey and the post-election future of “SNL.” “She had her…
USA Network has given the greenlight to the pilot “White Collar.” The series stars Matthew Bomer and Tim DeKay as a con artist and an FBI agent, respectively, who have been playing cat-and-mouse for years. Bronwen Hughes (USA’s “Burn Notice,”…
Entertainment and media company ProElite, as well as its mixed martial arts promotional brand EliteXC, are out of business, Sports Illustrated reports. Despite forming a partnership with Showtime and parent company CBS, which brought EliteXC events to a prime-time network…
“The Skinny: Fat-Free News,” Fox Television Studios’ first digital series, has launched, Daily Variety reports. The series features comics Nadine Rajabi and Natasha Leggero talking about the latest in Hollywood gossip and trends. FTVS will produce 13 episodes and can…
If you’re looking for a good book to read these days, chances are you’ll run into an online book trailer promoting it. Authors and publishers increasingly are turning to Web video to market their books, opening up a potential new…
CBS is showing some love to new comedy “Worst Week.” The network has just ordered two more scripts of the show, which is produced by CBS Paramount Network Television and Universal Media Studios. While the order isn’t the same as…
VoloMedia has introduced a new version of its plug-in that delivers advertising and measures audience traffic for podcasts and is compatible with Apple’s iTunes, MediaWeek reports. The software enables advertisers to place timely messages within podcasts and other pieces of…
Ion Media Networks, along with NBC Universal, Telemundo and members of the Association of Public Television Stations, will conduct analog shut-off tests in markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Washington and Hartford, Conn., TVNewsday reports. The tests come as…