The Producers Guild of America is honoring “The Sopranos” creator David Chase with its Norman Lear Achievement in Television Award, Daily Variety reports. The award will be presented at the 20th annual PGA Awards Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium….
President-elect Barack Obama plans to take the Democrats’ traditional weekly radio address to the Web beginning this week, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Obama plans to record the weekly address Fridays on video and audio, which will be posted on the…
The Federal Communications Commission under Barack Obama as president is expected to be more influential than ever, according to high-tech leaders and analysts, the Washington Post reports. Promises made by the president-elect of an “open Internet” could change the telecommunications…
NBC’s “Meet the Press” has launched an online feature offering a behind-the-scenes look at the show’s road trips during the election, TVNewser reports. Three vignettes from stops in Denver, Waterloo, Iowa, and Columbia, S.C., contain interviews with Sens. John McCain…
According to data from Nielsen Media Research, CBS is the most-watched network midway through the November sweeps, Mediaweek reports. The network is ahead of its closest competitor, ABC, by 470,000 total viewers. Among younger adults, however, ABC comes out on…
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., plans to propose a bill in January that would prohibit Internet providers from blocking Web content, Reuters reports. Sen. Dorgan believes the law would be essential in preventing telephone and cable companies from discriminating against Internet…
TV-veteran Pamela Anderson will make a cameo appearance as herself on an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Kath & Kim,” TV Guide reports. TV Guide writes there’s no actress who better personifies the celebrity culture in which the show’s mother-and-daughter protagonists,…
News Corp. President-Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is contemplating leaving the company, the Los Angeles Times reports. Those close to the executive hint that if Chernin does extend his contract, which expires in June, it’ll be for two or three…
Boston’s TV stations have scheduled a five-minute DTV test for Dec. 9, the Boston Globe reports. The soft shutdown is designed to let viewers know whether their TV sets are compatible with digital broadcasts in preparation for the national switch…
Actress-singer Hilary Duff, who gained fame on Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire,” has signed an exclusive, one-year talent and development deal with NBC. Ms. Duff will star in her own series under the partnership, which also allows her to guest star…