NBC News is going to contribute an anchor, MSNBC’s Alex Witt, and a lot of NBC News content to cable channel Retirement Living TV’s “Daily Cafe” as the noon weekday hour starts its third season Tuesday. Continuing with the show…
The playing field is changing in Congress for broadcasters and media companies for the second time in a week. West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd is stepping down as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which likely will lead to the…
Up 47% this year, the growth of local interactive advertising is expected to stall considerably next year, a report by Borrell Associates found. MediaWeek reports that after growing relatively quickly over the last few years, the report predicts only an…
Citing the state of the economy, Lionsgate Entertainment gave pink slips to 17 employees Friday morning at its Santa Monica, Calif.-based independent movie and television studio today, the Los Angeles Times reports. All divisions of its production and distribution divisions…
Television station owner Gray Television could face delisting after being notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it had failed to meet one of its listing standards, TVNewsday reports. Because its common stock share price and average share price…
Hearst Magazines has announced it is folding O at Home magazine, a quarterly spinoff of its popular O—The Oprah Magazine, MediaWeek reports. A year ago the magazine started borrowing elements from O to try to generate interest, but it was…
Fox’s “24” and ABC’s “Lost” are adding recurring cast members, the Hollywood Reporter says. Reiko Aylesworth will play smart and successful Amy on “Lost.” Previous TV credits for the actress include recurring roles on “24” and NBC’s “ER.” Speaking of…
General Motors, one of the nation’s biggest advertisers, on Friday reported a $4.2 billion third-quarter operating loss and has been cutting back on its first-quarter upfront ad buys on broadcast and cable networks. Network ad sales executives say GM this…
World Wrestling Entertainment is taking a beating from the weak economy, Daily Variety reports. Its pay-per-view revenue fell by 13% for the third quarter, which saw three high-profile WWE broadcasts—“The Great American Bash,” “SummerSlam” and “Unforgiven”—take in $16.4 million. However,…