NBC Universal parent General Electric said its fourth-quarter earnings will be at the low end of its forecast range due to higher expenses related to the shrinking of its GE Capital unit, the Associated Press reports. Also, the company may…
Disney Channel has ordered additional episodes for the third season of “Hannah Montana” in addition to ordering a second season of its new series “The Suite Life on Deck.” “Montana,” starring teen sensation Miley Cyrus, is the top basic-cable series…
Technology company Cell Journalist launched an iPhone application today that lets citizen journalists share news, information and events with local media outlets, the company announced today. The iPhone capability links into the existing Cell Journalist technology that is used by…
Original programming returns to Saturdays on CBS starting Jan. 3, with “Game Show in My Head” set to air at 8 and 8:30 p.m., the network announced today. “Head,” which has Ashton Kutcher as one of its executive producers, involves…
YouTube has started cracking down on sexually explicit content on its site, the company announced today on its blog. The world’s most popular video-sharing site said it has started implementing stricter standards for mature content. “While videos featuring pornographic images…
HGTV is dealing with the sluggish economy and depressed real estate market by premiering shows that offer advice on better ways to buy and sell and to boost home equity. The new shows premiere Jan. 1 during an afternoon marathon…
National Geographic Channel has signed on as the first network to buy second-by-second audience data from the Nielsen Co.’s DigitalPlus service. DigitalPlus gets data from 330,000 set-top boxes used by Charter Communications subscribers in Los Angeles. The data is combined…
The Screen Actors Guild released a response to an advertisement from Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers media leaders blasting them for using funds to scold SAG rather than move discussion forward. The statement, as posted on SAG’s Web…
NBC News is denying reports that it will soon name chief White House correspondent David Gregory as host for “Meet the Press,” the Hollywood Reporter says. A spokeswoman for NBC News said, “We have no announcement to make and we…
Even as the Screen Actors Guild prepares for a strike authorization vote, the organization still has plans on Dec. 18 to announce nominees for its annual awards ceremony, Daily Variety reports. Angela Bassett and Eric McCormack have been tapped to…