Washington Post critic Tom Shales celebrates the release of addition episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” on DVD and host Joel Hodgson’s new online project “Cinematic Titanic.” “I feel like I was cheated out of five years of ‘MST3K,’ so…
An increasing number of British and Australian actors are taking parts in U.S. television shows and films, possibly because of the decline of the British film industry, the Chicago Tribune says. Examples of British actors in American TV roles are…
After being fired, many pro football coaches take jobs in TV booths, but the New York Times doesn’t think deposed New York Jets coach Eric Mangini is ready for the broadcast booth. “Unless an alien, ebullient version of Mangini surfaces…
Gray Television, operates 36 stations in 30 markets, has reached retransmission agreements with most of its large cable operators, Multichannel News reports. The company has completed 27 agreements and expects retransmission-consent revenue of about $3 million in 2008. —Aimee Picchi
Nexstar Communications may be involved in another retransmission fight with small cable operators in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where agreements are set to expire on Dec. 31, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said the cable companies serve…
Pediatricians say babies under the age of two shouldn’t be watching television, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Exposure to television in the home is associated with slower language development, cognitive development and attention development in kids under two years old….
College football broadcasts are reversing the trend of declining audiences, with ABC’s Saturday night NCAA game gaining 24% from last season, the New York Post says. The gain in viewers might be explained by the prominence of familiar schools such…
Laurence Fishburne and Blake Lively will be presenters at the 66th annual Golden Globes next month, Daily Variety reports. The ceremony, which will be televised by NBC, will also include Sacha Baron Cohen and Salma Hayek as presenters, the newspaper…
MLB Network, the baseball-centric channel debuting Jan. 1, will have Sports Illustrated writers Tom Verducci and Jon Heyman as part of its reporting staff, Multichannel News says. Verducci and Heyman will join ex-big leaguers Barry Larkin, Al Leiter and Harold…
The 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike still is affecting the way the broadcast networks are shaping their upcoming schedules, MediaLife Magazine reports. After some first-year shows left the air for a strike-induced break, many of them failed to recapture…