USA Today has put together a handy guide to when those beloved holiday season favorites will be airing on television this month. Specials range from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tonight to “Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on…
CNN is holding a Newspaper Summit this week to discuss plans to broaden the news service its been offering local papers for the past month, the New York Times reports. The CNN service compete with the Associated Press, whose members have…
Elvis Costello’s new show on Sundance Channel, “Spectacle,” features musicians talking about—and playing the music they love, the Associated Press says. Guests on the series begin with Elton John and include Lou Reed and noted sax player Bill Clinton. —Jon…
HBO’s new documentary “Breaking the Huddle” focuses on the integration of college football in the south, USA Today says. Darryl Hill was recruited by assistant Maryland coach Lee Corso, now analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” “I’ll bet you it ain’t…
Bruno Heller says he hopes to make a movie for his canceled HBO series “Rome,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Heller, who also created CBS’ “The Mentalist,” wants to “round that show off” with the film, which he says is “moving…
The Wall Street Journal notes the old expression that no matter how deep the recession gets, people still watch TV. That leads to the idea that cable television stocks have outperformed most of the market as stock prices have plunged,…