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Yearly Archives : 2008

HBO Banks on ‘Death’ Performance

After a series of TV series missteps that include “John From Cincinnati,” “The Comeback” and “Tell Me You Love Me,” the Los Angeles Times reports on HBO’s desperate need for a hit. And it’s for that reason the channel has…

Nielsen’s OOH Report Suspended

The economy’s latest victim is Nielsen and IMMI’s syndicated Out-of-Home Report, which measured TV viewing outside the home, MediaWeek reports. The final report will cover OOH viewing through Nov. 9. “In the current climate, there is limited economic support for…

CNN Hologram Experience ‘Crazy,’ Says Will.I.Am

Though he wasn’t an actual hologram, musician Will.I.Am talked to Entertainment Weekly about the experience of having his image beamed from Barack Obama’s victory celebration in Chicago to CNN’s studios in New York on Election Night. “Right after I walked…

HPA Honors ‘Daisies,’ ‘CSI’

ABC’s “Pushing Daisies” was a big winner at the third annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards on Thursday, the Hollywood Reporter says. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in television, motion pictures and commercials. “Daisies” won awards for TV…

Tiffani Thiessen Tapped for USA Pilot

Former “Saved by the Bell” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Tiffani Thiessen will co-star in USA Networks’ pilot “White Collar,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The actress will play Debbie, wife of the head of the FBI’s white-collar crime unit, to…

MTV Taps Clearspring for Widget Technology

MTV Networks has partnered with widget advertising company Clearspring Technologies, Adweek reports. MTV plans to use Clearspring’s tools to help push various ad-supported widgets onto blogs and social-networking sites while tracking the widgets’ performance, Adweek says. MTV hopes this new…

Obama Victory Lifts CNN Headline T-Shirt Sales

Barack Obama’s historic win on Election Day has prompted many a collector scrambling for keepsakes of the election. CNN is reaping the benefits of this mad rush for collectibles with sales of a T-shirt emblazoned with the news network’s headline…

‘Lost’ Finds Wednesday 9 p.m. Time Slot

“Lost” has found a new time slot. ABC announced on its Web site Friday that the island mystery will return to Wednesday nights next year, airing at 9 p.m. The show will kick off its penultimate season Jan. 21 at…

McCain Joins Leno on Veterans Day

Republican presidential nominee John McCain will make his first post-election late-night appearance with Jay Leno. The Arizona senator will be a guest on “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Joining Sen. McCain will be…

Warner Horizon TV Taps Tappon for Alternative Programming

Warner Horizon Television has named Drew Tappon senior creative executive of alternative programming. He will be responsible for developing original unscripted programming for broadcast and cable networks, in addition to managing current programming. Mr. Tappon previously was senior VP of…