Internet Web site No Good TV is launching No Good Productions. The television production company will produce its first original TV series “VH1 Classic One-Hit Wonders” exclusively for VH1 Classic. The eight-part series, which is slated to debut Dec. 1…
CBS Corporation has appointed Joseph Ianniello as its deputy chief financial officer. He will oversee the company’s financial strategy across all of its operations, including worldwide treasury, corporate development and risk management. He also will be responsible for the company’s…
The Parents Television Council is again releasing its annual ranking of the top 10 best and worst advertisers, with the advertisers ranked according to their sponsorship of shows that are family-friendly versus shows containing sexual content, violence or profanity. The…
Broadcast television may be at the end of its rope, with ratings at an all-time low and with Detroit automakers tightening their advertising spending, Daily Variety reports. “This day was going to come,” says a media conglomerate executive. “I don’t…
E! is launching its third annual “Cards for Kids” campaign tomorrow, Multichannel News reports. The campaign, which benefits the Make-a-Wish Foundation, allows visitors to the network’s Web site to find free cards featuring the work of top children’s book illustrators…
The CW is going retro with its new Sunday night movie package, which is loaded with titles produced before most of the cast of “Gossip Girl” was born. Among the old-school movies slated to air on The CW in the…
Comcast Sports Group has tapped Stephanie Lafair Smith to head its corporate marketing division, Multichannel News reports. Smith currently is president of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, which enjoyed solid ratings of its coverage of the World Series-winning Philadelphia Phillies this year….
The stars came out during Saturday evening’s taping of the “CNN Heroes” awards show, which honors everyday heroes, at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater, TVNewser reports. The broadcast, hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, featured presenter Salma Hayek and performances by Alicia Keyes,…
EF Educational Tours, along with “The Real World” producer Bunim/Murray Productions, has launched a Web video series on Facebook, Adweek reports. “Life on Tour” chronicles teens experiencing a trip to Lucerne, Switzerland, Paris, Florence and Rome in weekly 5-minute installments….