Musical artists Ne-Yo and Alanis Morissette will perform on NBC’s “Rosie Live” on Nov. 26. Other celebrities to be announced shortly also will appear in the variety special, which will feature a monologue, musical production numbers and comedy sketches in…
Cable companies need to create the digital tools needed to empower subscribers, says marketing consultant, textbook author and former Harvard Business School professor Jeffrey Rayport, speaking at the CTAM Summit in Boston. Advertising Age reports Rayport said consumers are no…
Talk show host Bonnie Hunt has been selected to host the Paley Center for Media’s annual Los Angeles gala. This year the Paley Center honors cable network Showtime and 12-time Emmy winner Carl Reiner. Evan Handler, Rob Reiner, Jimmy Smits,…
MLB Network has added more on-air talent in preparation for its Jan. 1 launch. Baseball veterans Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds have been named studio analysts for the new network. Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae have been named reporters. The…
According to a panel at the CTAM Summit in Boston, cable networks are not likely to get their own version of Hulu.com any time soon, Advertising Age reports. Cable networks still receive at least half of their revenue from cable…
“The Simpsons” will be featured on this Sunday’s New York Times crossword puzzle, the Futon Critic reports. Crossword puzzle creator Merl Reagle and New York Times Crossword Puzzle editor Will Shortz will make guest voice appearances on the show the…
When faced with a looming recession and a mountain of debt, cost-cutting, hiring freezes and lay offs aren’t the only ways to get out of the red. Tribune, as TVNewsday reports, is getting creative in how it deals with the…
How educational are children’s educational TV shows on commercial channels? Not very, suggests a new study by Children’s Now, which finds that only 1 in 8 programs listed by TV stations as “educational/informational” in fact offer education of “high quality.”…
As former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gives interviews to various TV outlets this see, she is “unleashed but not humbled,” the New York Times says. Her interviews began airing before her running mate, John McCain, got his post-election say…
Disney is bidding against Fox to move the college football Bowl Championship Series to ESPN, USA Today reports. Fox’s $82.5 million a year deal runs through next season. “The BCS is obviously an attractive television property, but we simply have…