CBS has signed an affiliation agreement with WENY-DT in Elmira (Corning), N.Y., with a sign-on date effective Jan. 1, 2009. Lilly Broadcasting of Pennsylvania owns WENY-DT, in addition to Erie, Pa.’s WSEE-TV, another CBS affiliate. “This marks the first time…
Comcast wants in on a co-production deal not unlike the partnership between DirecTV and NBC for its series “Friday Night Lights,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The cable company was actually in the race to land “Lights” but eventually lost out…
“Survivor” host Jeff Probst is creating a new reality pilot for CBS, Entertainment Weekly reports. “Live Like You’re Dying,” to be hosted by Probst, will surely bring out the Kleenex as cameras follow a person with a terminal illness living…
A panel of high-level media executives convened last week in New York for Innovation 360, presented by TelevisionWeek. Examining the complex challenges of guiding their various companies during tough economic times were Bruce Campbell, president of digital media and corporate…
Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live” isn’t just funny, it’s become a landmark in terms of how people watch television and offers a glimpse of the future, the Associated Press reports. More people have been watching Fey…
News Corp. is rebranding and reorganizing its mobile content operation, the Hollywood Reporter says. Fox Mobile Group will consist of three units—Fox Mobile Studios, Fox Mobile Entertainment and Fox Mobile Distribution—focusing on mobile content production, third-party licensing and distribution, respectively….
News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin discussed the evolving roles of old media and new media during an exclusive interview with TelevisionWeek Publisher and Editorial Director Chuck Ross at TVWeek’s Innovation360 conference, held last week in New…
The Tampa Bay Rays’ victory over the Boston Red Sox in game seven of the American League Championship Series, televised by TBS Sunday night, was the most-watched baseball game of the season and drew the most viewers of any baseball…