Time Warner says it won’t go shopping for media assets with the $9 billion in cash it gets from spinning off its cable television unit, Dow Jones says. But the company might be interested in deals that improve its position…
The Los Angeles Times recaps TV’s highlights and lowlights for 2008. On the list of highlights: Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel’s videos featuring Matt Damon and Ben Afleck, and the farewells of “The Wire” and “The Shield.” The worst moment:…
Consumers are annoyed at Comcast, which is moving cable channels to digital at the same time broadcasters are getting ready to end their analog signals, Bloomberg reports. “It looked to us like they were cutting service and raising prices,” says…
Fox has hired advertising firm WorldLink to line up customers for its new two-hour infomercial block on Saturday mornings, called “Weekend Marketplace,” Daily Variety says. WorldLink CEO Toni Knight is aiming to eventually attract advertisers who normally aren’t infomercial buyers….
Time Warner Cable has awarded its media planning and buying business to Omnicom’s OMD, Adweek says. The cable company is likely to surpass the $135 million it spent last year, amid increased competition between cable operators and satellite and telephone…
ESPN President George Bodenheimer tops Sports Business Journal’s list of the most influential people in sports. Also in the top 10 from the television business are: NBC’s Dick Ebersol, Fox Sports’ David Hill, CBS’ Sean McManus, and Comcast’s David Cohen,…
HBO’s “True Blood” has cast Broadway actress Anna Camp and “Bold and the Beautiful” star Ashley Jones to appear in the show’s second season, Entertainment Weekly reports. Camp will join as a series regular to portray the wife of the…
Will the FCC be too busy worrying about the economy under Barack Obama’s administration to care about Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction? Probably not, MSNBC.com says, as the Parents Television Council is ready to file complaints about TV indecency regardless of…
“Entourage” star Jeremy Piven will be leaving his role on Broadway’s “Speed-the-Plow” due to what the actor says is a condition attributable to a high mercury count, Daily Variety reports. Piven missed performances this week and will not be with…
“Scrubs” fans can count on Tom Cavanagh to make an appearance in the show’s eighth season when it returns on ABC, TVGuide reports. The actor, who has made occasional appearances as Zach Braff’s brother on the show, said, “The chances…