MTV is planning to hold an inaugural celebration that will feature live musical acts and stories from volunteers to encourage people to give donate their time to schools, churches and community institutions, TelevisionWeek says. The network is working with the…
ABC News anchor Charles Gibson will sit down with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush for an interview this holiday weekend, the Hollywood Reporter says. The interview will take place at Camp David during the same week…
Brooke Burke waltzed to victory on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” the Associated Press reports. Burke beat out former football star Warren Sapp, who finished second. —Jon Lafayette
In an interview with the Australian, Rupert Murdoch says that News Corp. expects to be able to buy assets as other companies look to reduce their debt. “There are going to be great opportunities, I believe, in media,” Murdoch says….
The Democrats are returning to Washington. Now MTV is trying to take back its place in the sun at the presidential inauguration. Sixteen years ago, MTV’s Rock ’n’ Roll Inaugural Ball for Bill Clinton—featuring the Eagles, Don Henley and U2,…
Producers for Fox’s “American Dad!” are actually excited about a Barack Obama presidency, despite what audiences might expect from a show about a right-wing CIA operative, Entertainment Weekly reports. “It kind of invigorates the show because we’ve had a character…
Following a big litigation award against EchoStar, digital video recording company TiVo has posted a net profit of $100.6 million during its third quarter, Reuters reports. During the same time a year ago, the company posted an $8.3 million loss….
The launch of digital network .2 (pronounced dot-two) has been moved from December to the spring, Broadcasting & Cable reports. February’s national transition to digital television and the state of the economy are the network’s primary reasons for delaying the…