Cash giveaways are becoming more and more ubiquitous these days given the status of the economy. The New York Times talks about the recent rise of the old marketing chestnut, citing CNBC.com’s $1 million giveaway as an example. “The prize…
Gay rights and the legalization of same-sex marriage will be the focus of the new documentary “A Non-Issue?,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The documentary follows philosopher, lecturer and author Dr. John Corvino as he engages in debates around the country…
“The Office” stars Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak go home for Thanksgiving and talk with hometown newspaper the Boston Herald about their roles on the NBC show. “My character on the show is just an exaggerated version of myself ……
The National Association of Broadcasters is issuing a warning to policy makers and Congress about the potential impact of ESPN’s winning exclusive rights to air most of the Bowl Championship Series. The new deal takes much of the series off…
NBC hopes to weather the hurricane that is “American Idol” by pumping up its reality offerings in January. The network will go all-unscripted on Monday and much of Tuesday during the first month of 2009, according to a new schedule…
Photographers for NBC’s owned-and-operated Philadelphia station, WCAU-TV, have voted to strike if their current contract talks with the station prove to be fruitless, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. The photographers are upset over what they see as the station doing…
CBS reportedly is developing a spinoff of ratings hit “NCIS,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Though nothing has been confirmed by the show’s producers or the network, insiders tell the magazine a new crop of naval sleuths will show up later in…
According to Nielsen, the percentage of households not ready for February’s DTV switch has dropped to 7.4%, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The percentage is equal to about 8 million homes that still receive their TV signal over-the-air, B&C says. Hispanic…
Ion Media Networks, in conjunction with NBC Universal and the Association of Public Television Stations, is gearing up for a second round of soft analog shutoff tests next month, Multichannel News reports. The tests will take place in Los Angeles,…
In a sign of solidarity, rural America cable and telecommunications companies sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission opposing a petition filed by News Corp. in September requesting that the FCC relieve the media conglomerate from the strictures established…