The economy continues to take its toll on local television stations with two stations in Kansas and Washington letting go of employees. KTKA-TV, ABC’s affiliate in Topeka, Kan., laid off nine employees Thursday due to economic pressures, the Topeka Capital-Journal…
In response to a new challenge from Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., for the top House Energy & Commerce Committee seat, supporters of its current occupant, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., are coming out to support the congressman, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Despite posting a 14% increase in its third quarter, DirecTV still feels the negative effects of the struggling economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The largest satellite provider in the U.S. added only 156,000 new subscribers for the quarter, a…
FX has canceled reality show “30 Days,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series and its fish-out-of-water premise, where participants lived in unfamiliar cultures or lifestyles for 30 days, was the last remaining unscripted show on the cable network. A spokesperson…
Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren has won the first post-election sit-down interview with the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The widely sought interview, to be taped in Alaska starting this weekend, is expected to dominate Monday’s…
She won’t be vice president, but an interview with Gov. Sarah Palin is still being pursued by many of TV’s biggest names, the Huffington Post reports. The governor’s office has fielded requests from Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and…
“House” is moving to Mondays and “Bones” is moving to Thursday as Fox plans to shake up its midseason prime time line up, TelevisionWeek says. The new series “Dollhouse” from Joss Whedon will air on Fridays, starting Feb. 13. —Jon…
ABC Studios is asking its series producers to reduce their budgets by 2% as part of a company-wide cost-cutting initiative at Walt Disney Co., Daily Variety reports. Decisions about where to cut are being left up to the showrunners, the…
Dylan McDermott will play the lead character in Jerry Bruckheimer’s drama pilot for TNT titled “The Line,” the Hollywood Reporter says. McDermott plays a veteran undercover LAPD officer running a secret unit, the trade paper says. —Jon Lafayette