The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Consumer Electronics Association have announced the nominees for their inaugural Global Media Awards. The awards honor the advancement and merger of technology and entertainment in 13 categories, including short-form, advertising,…
If kids who watch Nickelodeon were the ones voting for president, Sen. Barack Obama would be in the White House come January, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A record 2.2 million votes were cast in the network’s online poll that has,…
Two faces long a part of Election Night in this country, former CBS anchor Dan Rather and former “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, will be part of the TV scene on Nov. 4, when history will be made no matter what…
“90210” and “Privileged” are shrinking for election night, as episodes that will air on Nov. 4 will be one minute shorter to allow election updates from CW affiliates. Ninety percent of CW affiliates are planning to take advantage of the…
Sen. John McCain’s recent cancellation, and subsequent make-up visit, to the set of CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman,” has spurred interest in all things McCain from the show. The recent McCain drama led to a spike in all…
With the election just two weeks away, Gov. Sarah Palin has agreed to interviews with CNN, Univision and NBC, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Republican VP candidate spoke with CNN’s Drew Griffin today during a campaign stop in Reno,…
The Los Angeles Times visited the set of morning phenomenon “Fox & Friends,” Fox News Channel’s morning news show, and reports the program regularly trounces CNN’s and MSNBC’s morning offerings as well as CBS’ “The Early Show” in 16 major…
Just in time for the holidays, Litton Entertainment and the editors of Good Housekeeping magazine are offering “Good Housekeeping: Stress-Less Holidays,” a special to help ordinary folks with new ideas for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah. The special will feature segments…
After years of growth, ad revenue for Spanish-language networks is starting to flatline, Media Life Magazine reports. Fewer first-time advertisers are coming into the market due to the slowing of ad spending increases by advertisers. According to TNS Media Intelligence,…
Showtime has renewed “Dexter” for two more seasons. The fourth and fifth seasons of the drama, which is currently in its third season, will consist of 12 episodes each. Production on season four will begin next spring in Los Angeles….