MTV is close to reviving “Beauty and the Geek,” the Ashton Kutcher-Fox 21 reality show that most recently aired on the CW. Negotiations are underway for MTV to air six episodes of what’s being called “Beauty and the Geek: Celebrity,”…
After running the digital operations for the CBS-owned television stations for four years, Jonathan Leess said today he would step down at the end of the year. As the president of the CBS Television Digital Media Group since 2004, Mr….
Warner Bros. Television promoted Jody Zucker to senior vice president and general counsel of the division’s legal affairs department, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Mr. Zucker has worked for Warners for eight years and has helped lead the company’s progress into…
Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in two episodes of CBS drama “CSI: Miami,” the Associated Press reports. Mr. Combs, who will play a prosecutor who doesn’t get along with David Caruso’s character, likely will appear in mid to late winter,…
Ratings for Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” on Friday jumped 15% from a week earlier, giving the network its largest prime-time audience in a decade, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series, in its second season, features a ship’s crew trying to…
HBO will air “BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” live on March 2 from Madison Square Garden. The program, which celebrates tennis legend Billie Jean King, will feature Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic…
National Geographic Channel will have a sister division that will spin off some of its programming into games to be produced by major video-game publishers, Multichannel News says. “Herod’s Lost Tomb,” based on the National Geographic series, will be launched…
Comcast will give customers in the San Francisco Bay Area 12 more high-definition channels, Multichannel News reports. Bravo, Cartoon Network, Fox News Channel and Hallmark are among channels that will get the HD treatment in the Bay Area, Multichannel News…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is calling on the government to do a “two-for” in crafting any economic stimulus policy. Instead of simply focusing on creating jobs, he suggests the government could simultaneously stimulate the economy and promote energy conservation. In…
Demand for advertising next year on China Central Television, the state-run television network, remains strong because of lingering effects of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Hollywood Reporter says. Despite the global economic downturn, the total bid for prime-time advertising…