Texas Instruments is developing a television-viewing product that would allow two people to watch two different programs on the same TV by wearing special glasses, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, the dual-view mode product would require one of the two…
Macy’s will unveil a television advertising campaign for the holiday season next month that will include Carlos Santana, Jessica Simpson and Donald Trump, Adweek reports. The campaign, based on the theme “Believe,” encourages consumers to embrace the spirit of Christmas…
Jon Hamm from “Mad Men,” who last week appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” is likely to get a recurring role on “30 Rock” as a love interest of star and former “SNL” cast member Tina Fey, Entertainment Weekly reports. Hamm…
Fox is waving the flag for “American Dad,” renewing the Seth MacFarlane-produced animated series for a fifth season. The renewal had been expected by executives at 20th Century Fox Television, which produces the show. Fox has ordered 22 episodes of…
Rogers Communications and Bell Canada are among Canadian cable operators that today started carrying Movie Central and the Movie Network, which are licensees of HBO shows, the Hollywood Reporter says. Shows from HBO, which is barred from authorized carriage in…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be interviewed by ABC World News anchor Charles Gibson Oct. 31, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Democratic opponent Barack Obama’s interview with Mr. Gibson aired yesterday, and parts of both interviews will be rebroadcast the…
Cable television networks received as much as 20% of presidential election advertising dollars, slightly more than what they received from congressional races, Multichannel News says, citing ad seller National Cable Communications. Political advertising spending will peak at about $3 billion,…
Fox has canceled long-running animated comedy “King of the Hill.” The show’s most recent episode order of 13 half-hours will be its last, a Fox spokesman said Thursday. Given the lead time for animation, it’s likely the series will air…
Bravo announced a slew of projects in development at the network, in addition to the pickup of new fashion competition series “The Fashion Show.” Shows in development include the topical “Fashionality,” featuring some of New York’s biggest “tastemakers” as they…
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondent Aasif Mandvi will host the 18th annual Gotham Awards on Dec. 2, Daily Variety reports. Patricia Clarkson, Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams are among the show’s award presenters, the newspaper says. —Danny King