Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert Christmas special drew 2.4 million viewers Sunday night. The ratings were no lump of coal for the network, but Colbert’s audience was elf-sized relative to the record 6.6 million viewers Comedy Central drew for the much…
David Rhodes has come on board at Bloomberg Television. The former VP of news for Fox News will be the head of the Bloomberg Television network in the Americas. “David Rhodes is one of the most dynamic young minds in…
YouTube has officially gone widescreen, with video width expanding to 960 pixels, ZDNet reports. The Web site suspects the move was made to prepare for YouTube’s recent announcement that it soon will offer feature films on its site. “This new,…
The Federal Communications Commission judge presiding over the NFL Network’s access complaint against Comcast is retiring, Multichannel News reports. Judge Arthur Steinberg plans to retire effective Jan. 3, but several other judges, including chief administrative law judge Richard Sippel, plan…
Now you can schedule TiVo recordings on the go with the company’s new mobile site, TiVo Mobile, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Any TiVo subscriber with Series2 or Series3 boxes can go to M.TiVo.com on a mobile device to schedule a…
The New York Times goes behind the scenes as Rosie O’Donnell prepares for her Wednesday one-hour NBC special “Rosie Live.” The special, an attempted revival of the 1960s and 1970s variety show format, will take pages from Sonny and Cher,…
Ion Media is teaming up with BET founder Robert L. Johnson for a new channel aimed at black audiences, TVNewsday reports. Urban Television will be 51% owned by Johnson and the remainder by Ion. The two media giants are asking…
Discovery Communications has ended its relationship with former ABC anchorman Ted Koppel, who has been preparing news specials and documentaries for Discovery Channel. “There has been significant change in senior management at Discovery,” Mr. Koppel said in a statement. “Producing…
The news director for ABC’s Tampa Bay affiliate, WFTS-TV, is leaving, Tampa Bay Online reports. Chris Jadick is exiting the station to become VP of communications, public relations and strategic development for Salem Enterprise Solutions, a Tampa Bay-located parent company…