NBC will take five minutes of advertising time during its Feb. 1 broadcast of the Super Bowl to promote its own programs, Advertising Age says. Between two to four minutes could possibly be given during its half-time show, and the…
“American Idol” producer Ken Warwick said Paula Abdul is staying at the show and its creators never had discussions about getting rid of her, the New York Post reports. Warwick was responding to Abdul’s interview last week with Barbara Walters,…
ESPN.com is retooling its Web site with less clutter, partly to make it more appealing to advertisers, the New York Times reports. It will also add new advertising tools, such as a video option designed for movie studios. While a…
The creator of a Turkish television show is claiming NBC’s “Momma’s Boys,” a reality program hosted by Ryan Seacrest, is a copy of his program “Perfect Bride” and is trying to block its premiere, the New York Post reports. Luftu…
Fox Reality Channel has ordered a reality series called “Househusbands of Hollywood,” which tracks the spouses of successful Los Angeles women, the Hollywood Reporter says. The program, set to debut in August, will star Tempestt Bledsoe of “The Cosby Show”…
The CW has hired actor Brittany Robertson as the lead in its hour-long pilot for “Light Years,” a family drama centered around a 15-year-old adopted girl who tracks down her birth parents, the Hollywood Reporter says. Separately, actor Russell Hornsby…
The Arena Football League’s television partner ESPN said it’s assessing the situation after the group suspended its season because the recession, the Hollywood Reporter says. ESPN has a long-term agreement to carry the games nationally under a deal that gave…
Bravo has renewed “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” after the program secured the networks’ best ratings for a “Real Housewives” franchise, Daily Variety says. The series averaged 1.3 million adults between the ages of 18 to 49 in its first…
Actor Laurence Fishburne has signed a first-look television production agreement with “CSI” producer CBS Paramount Network TV, Daily Variety says. The news comes after Fishburne’s debut on “CSI” last week. —Aimee Picchi