Showtime has hired Martha Plimpton and four other actors for the pilot of the comedy “The End of Steve,” which stars Matthew Perry as an egomaniacal talk-show host, says the Hollywood Reporter. Plimpton will play the show’s producer. Actors Kiele…
In an interview with the Baltimore Sun, Anderson Cooper says there’s too much yelling on cable news. “These are dangerous times. A lont of people are hurting, and I’m not interested in addingto the cacophony of chatter on cable news,”…
Perry Sook, Nexstar President and CEO, said his company will end the year with $20 to $21 million in revenue from retransmission consent, up from last year’s $17.2 million in revenue, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sook, who spoke at the…
“American Idol” judge Paula Abdul blasted producers of the Fox singing competition for allowing her recently deceased stalker Paula Goodspeed to get closer to her during an audition for the show’s fifth season, People Magazine reports. Abdul spoke to Barbara…
“Entourage” producer and director Julian Farino is in negotiations to direct an independent comedy called “Oranges,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The script follows a man who begins a romantic relationship with a family friend’s daughter. Production is expected to begin…
Robert Prosky, who played a sergeant on “Hill Street Blues” died Monday of complications from a heart procedure, the Washington Post reports. He was 77. Prosky also appeared on “The Practice” and was Kirstie Alley’s TV dad on “Cheers” and…
TiVo is offering advertisers a chance to place ads on TV screens with its new “Pause Menu,” service, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The new service will allow for targeted clickable graphics to appear on paused live and time-shifted programming. Among…
With NBC moving to consolidate its network and studio operations, industry insiders are beginning to buzz about the possibility of other potential mergers—and there’s a growing consensus that ABC might be next. Knowledgeable sources inside Disney and ABC insist that…
Networked Insights measures the way consumers have conversations about shows on the Web, whether by blogging, posting comments or simply reading comments. By measuring these interactions, Networked Insights can see which shows have the most online engagement. For the week…
At a media agency, there’s strategy, and then there’s strategy. Coleen Kuehn, executive VP and chief strategist at MPG/Havas Media, says the agency’s media directors certainly are involved in strategic planning. But that’s in the context of running a business…