Comcast Corp. has put in the successful bid to buy the San Francisco Bay Area’s Alameda Power & Telecom, Multichannel News reports. Comcast will pay $15 million for the system, which has 9,500 video customers and 6,600 data customers in…
Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” co-host Megyn Kelly’s biggest fan is none other than singer-songwriter John Mayer, TVNewser reports. At a recent event, Mayer told Kelly via the FNC cameras, “I love the Kathleen Turner circa 1989 rasp. I love…
To promote its six original holiday movies this season, Hallmark Channel is teaming up with its local ad sales affiliates by giving away a free trip to Turkey, Multichannel News reports. The six-day/five-night Istanbul excursion includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations,…
A minute-long promo for ABC’s “Lost,” to be aired during next week’s “Grey’s Anatomy” episode, will feature a new song from rock band the Fray, the Hollywood Reporter says. The promo, which will feature not only the track but parts…
Kendra Wilkinson joins Kim Kardashian, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt as one of the drama-afflicted celebrities gracing the cover of fictional magazine Them Weekly on an upcoming episode of CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother,” TV Guide reports. A photo…
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are warning Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin that he better meet with its staffers—pronto—if he wants input on a potentially damning report about his stewardship of the agency. The committee’s long…
President-elect Barack Obama today named two academics to head his transition team looking at issues and personnel for the Federal Communications Commission. Susan Crawford, a University of Michigan law professor of communications law, and Ken Werbach, a Wharton School assistant…
“Forbes SportsMoney,” a special examining some of sports’ business aspects, bows tonight on the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, Multichannel News reports. The half-hour special, which starts at 10:30 p.m. ET, will be hosted by YES host Bob Lorenz and…
The Television Bureau of Advertising and its board think the basis for local advertising buying and planning should be consistent with the standards used by networks and national advertisers. Therefore, the TVB has notified members and clients that it supports…
Anderson Cooper visited “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” last night and talked about, amongst many things, his love for Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” his upcoming awards show “CNN Heroes” and those darned CNN Election Night holograms, TVNewser…