ESPN has outbid Fox for the rights to most of the major end-of-season college bowl games,b including the BCS Championship game. The $500 million, four-year deal puts the football games on cable for the first time. College football becomes one…
Brooke Shields tells Us Magazine that her show, NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle,” isn’t canceled despite reports to the contrary. “Our bosses are saying, ‘You’re not canceled, don’t worry,’” says Shields. “We’re just trying to figure out how to make this make…
TiVo is partnering with Domino’s Pizza to give its subscribers the opportunity to finally order pizza from their remote controls, Advertising Age reports. TiVo customers simply have to click “I want it” from their TV remote when they see the…
Sunday night’s “60 Minutes,” featuring the first post-election interview with President-elect Barack Obama, drew the program’s largest audience since January 1999 and the largest television audience of the season so far. The interview attracted 25.1 million viewers, giving the program…
Online video is showing signs that it, too, is being affected by today’s economy, Mediaweek reports. Web production firms 60Frames and Revision3, branded video site Break.com and Web video aggregator Veoh have all had layoffs, as reported earlier on TVWeek.com….
NBC Universal plans to take its online video venture with News Corp., Hulu.com, global, the Hollywood Reporter says. Speaking at a summit in London, NBCU International President Pete Smith said the company plans to expand Hulu to Germany, the United…
Entertainment Weekly has had enough of the ubiquitous animated dog Bolt popping up at the end of ABC Studios-produced series. The star of the upcoming feature film “Bolt,” produced by Disney’s movie studio, is being cross-promoted to such an extent…
The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz talks about the media cashing-in on Barack Obama’s historic election win and his upcoming presidency. Kurtz cites NBC’s upcoming DVD, “Yes We Can: The Barack Obama Story,” upcoming books on the election from ABC and…
WE tv has expanded its production team, naming CarolAnne Dolan vice president of nonfiction development and production. Ms. Dolan will oversee creation and development of new original programming, including casting, editorial content and production staff. WE also has promoted Theresa…
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark Cuban with insider training accusing him of selling 600,000 shares of Internet search firm Momma.com based on inside information. Besides owning the Dallas Mavericks, Mr. Cuban is chairman of HDNet, a cable…