TV-veteran Pamela Anderson will make a cameo appearance as herself on an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Kath & Kim,” TV Guide reports. TV Guide writes there’s no actress who better personifies the celebrity culture in which the show’s mother-and-daughter protagonists,…
News Corp. President-Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is contemplating leaving the company, the Los Angeles Times reports. Those close to the executive hint that if Chernin does extend his contract, which expires in June, it’ll be for two or three…
Boston’s TV stations have scheduled a five-minute DTV test for Dec. 9, the Boston Globe reports. The soft shutdown is designed to let viewers know whether their TV sets are compatible with digital broadcasts in preparation for the national switch…
Actress-singer Hilary Duff, who gained fame on Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire,” has signed an exclusive, one-year talent and development deal with NBC. Ms. Duff will star in her own series under the partnership, which also allows her to guest star…
David Letterman’s “Late Show” on CBS joined the trend of “live” commercials Thursday night with one of Dave’s sidekicks providing a tour of a new Mazda 6. Just before the nightly “Top 10 List,” Letterman presented a “special message from…
Sammy Gang, a Hearst Entertainment executive who spent four decades in the international TV business, died of heart failure Nov. 1 at the age of 89, the Hollywood Reporter says. Gang started selling for National Telefilm Associates in 1953. From…
When NBC canceled “My Own Worst Enemy,” it also ended a product integration ballyhooed by the network and General Motors, the New York Times reports. On the series, Christian Slater’s character had two personalities. One drove a flashy Camaro convertible,…
David Letterman’s “Late Show” on CBS joined the trend of “live” commercials Thursday night. Just before the nightly “Top 10 List,” Letterman presented a “special message from Mazda.” A video featured announcer Alan Kalter showing off a Mazda 6 outside…
Tween actress and singer Hilary Duff has signed a development deal with NBC, Daily Variety reports. Under the contract Duff will work on a show in which she will star in addition to serving as guest talent on other NBC…
Fox and NBC are forming a local news service that would shoot video of some events that would be shared by both networks’ stations and other local media outlets, TelevisionWeek reports. The object is to reduce costs and free staff…