The National Basketball Association, Turner Sports and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. are teaming up to provide coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend in live 3-D HD in 80 theaters in 35 states. Expected to be projected on up to 160…
Susie Castillo, a former host of MTV’s “TRL,” will co-host NBC’s dance competition series “Superstars of Dance,” the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll join Michael Flatley on the short-run program, which debuts Jan. 4. —Aimee Picchi
Anthony Pellicano’s wife is creating a reality show starring herself and her three daughters as they navigate life without her husband, who was convicted of racketeering and conspiracy and will be sentenced on Dec. 15, Daily Variety reports. The show…
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told an investment conference that the spinoff of Time Warner Cable is on track despite the credit market crunch, Dow Jones reports. Time Warner is supposed to get a $9 billion dividend when the transaction…
Some people who have posted video on YouTube are making six-figure incomes from advertising, the New York Times reports. While a few people are making enough for a full time living, YouTube declined to say how much the average individual…
ESPN has declined to comment on reports that the Arena Football League will not be returning for a 2009 season, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The cable sports network has a minor financial interest in the company, the trade says. Other…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will present Jerry Lewis with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Feb. 22 ceremony, the Hollywood Reporter says. Lewis has served as the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s national chairman since 1952 and,…
Anderson Cooper had to doublecheck with CNN president Jon Klein before diving with sharks without a cage, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cooper was introduced to the idea of diving with the sea predators while doing research for the next installment…
David Zaslav, Discovery Communications’ CEO, said there is a strong team behind the new Oprah Winfrey Network and the channel should be ready to launch by the end of 2009, the Hollywood Reporter says. Zaslav spoke at the UBS conference…
Several films are no longer available for purchase or rental on Apple’s iTunes or Netflix because of licensing requirements and competition with TV, CNET reports. Online and digital retailers are being treated differently than other physical retailers and rental stores…