NBC News’ Brian Williams will interview Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin on the “Nightly News With Brian Williams.” The interviews from the campaign trail will air Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 on NBC, less than two weeks before…
An estimated 56.5 million people watched the last of the three debates between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, according to Nielsen Media Research. Wednesday night’s audience is smaller than the 63.2 million who watched the Oct. 7 presidential…
Acme Communications has voluntarily delisted itself from the Nasdaq Stock Market and will stop filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission to curb expenses, TVNewsday reports. The company’s common stock was thinly traded and benefits of having it listed…
Harris Corp. announced today it’s integrating its media inventory service with Google TV Ads to make it easier for broadcasters, cable networks and cable system operators to sell excess ad inventory through Google TV Ads, TVNewsday reports. The sales process,…
Boston MyNetworkTV affiliate WZMY-TV is voluntarily making the switch to digital early, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The station will make the transition to a digital signal at noon on Dec. 1, about two-and-a-half months before the official nationwide switch. The…
With a short series, a weekday afternoon game and competition from a presidential debate, Fox’s coverage of Major League Baseball’s National League Championship Series averaged 7.4 million viewers, down 35% from last year, when Fox aired the American League Championship…
TheWB.com will debut its upcoming original Web series “Childrens’ Hospital” from “The Colbert Report” veteran Rob Corddry and Warner Bros. TV Group’s digital arm, Studio 2.0, in December. “Hospital” stars Mr. Corddry along with Lake Bell, Ken Marino, Erinn Hayes,…
NBC’s “30 Rock” is partnering with TV Guide for a download giveaway of the sitcom’s season 3 premiere a week before it airs, MediaWeek reports. The Oct. 27 issue of the magazine, featuring “30 Rock” stars Tina Fey and Alec…
Sci Fi Channel has announced plans for the final episodes in the “Battlestar Galactica” series. The show will return to Sci Fi for its last round of original episodes on Jan. 16. Ten new episodes in a row will be…
Female-skewing network Lifetime is looking for producing partners overseas, Daily Variety reports. President and CEO Andrea Wong and Senior VP of Original Movies Tanya Lopez have been at MIPCOM in Cannes, France, this week talking to existing production partners including…