MGM Networks has promoted Bruce Tuchman to serve as president in a newly created role, Daily Variety reports. He joined the company in 2001 and has since served as an executive VP. In his new job Tuchman will oversee development…
Brian Lamb sees “the handwriting on the wall” for the cable network he founded, C-SPAN, as well as the rest of television news—and it’s called the Internet. “[President-elect] Barack Obama has already started it,” he said, by shifting from a…
Media business experts are saying the industry should show resistance to the recession, as long as companies challenge themselves to deliver content the way viewers want it. That conclusion was the consensus of analysts speaking at a Hollywood Radio and…
ABC said it has ordered four additional episodes of new drama “Life on Mars.” The move comes as the network confirmed that the show will move behind “Lost” starting in late January. While “Mars” has been a less-than-stellar ratings performer…
Internet advertising revenue grew 11% to nearly $5.9 billion in the third quarter, compared with the same period a year ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureau reported today. The third-quarter figure also is 2% higher than the final for the second…
ABC’s slow-motion semi-unveiling of its winter schedule continued Thursday with word that “Scrubs” will air Tuesdays at 9 starting Jan. 6. As for the information many die-hard fans of the network’s several struggling series want to know—namely, the fates of…
Tiger Woods is hitting the golf course for the Golf Channel’s three-part series “Tee It Up With Tiger.” The special, airing Nov. 26-28, will feature Mr. Woods and Anthony Kim holding a clinic for 24 amateur golfers at Trump National…
Advertising Age talks with Marquis Jet’s chief marketing officer Ken Austin about, among other things, why the private jet company’s name frequently gets mentioned on HBO’s “Entourage.” “[Creator Doug Ellin] selected Marquis just like he selected Apple,” says Austin. “We…
The U.S. Senate today approved legislation that would cushion the digital TV switchover by allowing stations to air analog emergency messages and billboards informing of the switch for 30 days after the Feb. 17 switchover. The legislation, which still awaits…
NBC’s telecast of the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day has become as much of a tradition on the holiday as football games and turkey, the Associated Press reports. “It’s a celebration of the specialness that dogs bring to our…