Ratings for Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” on Friday jumped 15% from a week earlier, giving the network its largest prime-time audience in a decade, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series, in its second season, features a ship’s crew trying to…
HBO will air “BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” live on March 2 from Madison Square Garden. The program, which celebrates tennis legend Billie Jean King, will feature Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic…
National Geographic Channel will have a sister division that will spin off some of its programming into games to be produced by major video-game publishers, Multichannel News says. “Herod’s Lost Tomb,” based on the National Geographic series, will be launched…
Comcast will give customers in the San Francisco Bay Area 12 more high-definition channels, Multichannel News reports. Bravo, Cartoon Network, Fox News Channel and Hallmark are among channels that will get the HD treatment in the Bay Area, Multichannel News…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is calling on the government to do a “two-for” in crafting any economic stimulus policy. Instead of simply focusing on creating jobs, he suggests the government could simultaneously stimulate the economy and promote energy conservation. In…
Demand for advertising next year on China Central Television, the state-run television network, remains strong because of lingering effects of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Hollywood Reporter says. Despite the global economic downturn, the total bid for prime-time advertising…
Laura Linney will host the PBS series “Masterpiece Classic” for the 2009 season, which launches Jan. 4 and runs through May, Daily Variety reports. Among the shows featured on the series will be versions of “Wuthering Heights” and “The Incomplete…
Jorge Mettey, former news director and vice president of news at Univision KMEX-TV 34 in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit Monday against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after allegedly being pressured to cover news sponsored by advertisers….
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Brad Garrett is set to host TBS’ comedy special “Cheech & Chong Roasted,” airing Nov. 30. Other comics and personalities set to roast the comedy duo include Tom Arnold, Geraldo Rivera, Penn & Teller, Wilmer Valderrama, Greg Giraldo, Rev. Al…