An updated forecast by the Television Bureau of Advertising calls for a 7% to 11% decline in ad revenues at local stations, Television Week reports. Before the economy cratered, the group had predicted a 2% to 5% decline. —Jon Lafayette
The news anchor team of Lois Hart and Dave Walker will leave their posts at KCRA-TV, Sacramento when the sweeps end on Nov. 26, the Sacramento Bee reports. The pair has been married since 1979 and has served as a…
The next time MSNBC host Joe Scarborough drops an F-bomb on his morning show, the network will be able to defuse it after building a seven-second delay into the live program’s production, the Associated Press reports. Other MSNBC shows won’t…
After spending much of his career taking himself too seriously, Simon Baker is having fun with the lead role on CBS’ “The Mentalist,” USA Today says. Co-star Amanda Righetti tells the paper that Baker “does take his work very seriously,…
HBO has given the greenlight for production of the fantasy drama pilot “Game of Thrones,” based on George R.R. Martin’s book series, Daily Variety reports. Although the network first acquired the rights to the project almost two years ago, it…
Technology used by NBC on “Sunday Night Football” to electronically show viewers where the line of scrimmage is was called into question during this week’s Giants-Eagles game when the Giants challenged a call that quarterback Eli Manning illegally crossed the…
NBC has renewed soap opera “Days of Our Lives” for an additional 18 months, Daily Variety reports. The pickup, significantly shorter than the previous five-year commitment the show received during its last renewal, reflects daytime TV’s ongoing struggles. The network…
Fox has signed a first-look deal for the independent comedy project “Living With Abandon” from writers Richie Keen and Heath Corson, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show will focus on members of an abandonment support group who must help each…
Former Discovery Times general manager Vivian Schiller is leaving her current post as head of online operations at the New York Times to be president and CEO of National Public Radio, the New York Times reports. “What we were looking…
Maurice Greene won’t be taking home a gold medal on “Dancing With the Stars,” the Associated Press reports. The Olympic champion was spiked when viewer votes were combined with the judges’ scores. “I made a lot of new friends out…