OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has tapped Jeffrey Meier as senior vice president of scheduling, acquisition and strategy. Jeffrey Meier Mr. Meier will be responsible for negotiating acquisition deals, collaborating on original programming and managing content for alternate program platforms….
Ann Curry will climb—and attempt to summit—scenic Mount Kilimanjaro as her contribution to the “Today” show’s second edition of its “Ends of the Earth” extravaganza, which will be the centerpiece of the NBC morning show the week of Nov. 17….
The broadcast networks are hoping for brighter days now that the election has passed, the Los Angeles Times reports. With the campaign headlines and the Wall Street crisis stealing viewers since the new fall season began, the networks need “to…
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” anchor Joe Scarborough dropped the f-bomb Monday, provoking a round of stunned you-can’t-say-thats from his on-air coterie. Speaking from Washington, D.C., Mr. Scarborough was talking about President-elect Obama’s inner circle when he said, “These are good, steady,…
ESPN’s online service ESPN360.com is offering new features, MediaPost reports. The Web site is launching its new video player as well as “ESPN Conversations,” where online viewers can chat with each other during games. Also, ESPN360 will run a plethora…
Tori Spelling will make a guest appearance on The CW, but it won’t be on “90210.” The actress is set to return on “Smallville” as gossip columnist Linda Lake, a character she originated early last year, Entertainment Weekly reports. But…
Major League Baseball’s MLB Network and the MLB Extra Innings Package will be offered on Verizon’s FiOS TV service under a multiyear deal announced today. MLB Network, which debuts Jan. 1, will be available via FiOS TV’s Essentials and Extreme…
The Los Angeles Times reports on its visit to a taping of TheWB.com’s new music-heavy Web series, “Rockville, CA,” and talks with creator Josh Schwartz. The show is Schwartz’s attempt to capture the excitement of being young even if most…
Charlie Collier has been promoted to president of AMC, Rainbow Media announced Monday. Under Mr. Collier, who had been executive VP and general manager of the cable network, AMC successfully increased its original drama series with award-winning shows “Mad Men”…
Lifetime is getting all dressed up on the Web. The women’s television network said Monday it acquired casual games maker Roiworld.com, which is No. 1 in the dress-up game category for teens in South Korea. Lifetime plans to launch a…