As the campaign ends, television news staffers who have been trailing the candidates as they criss-crossed the nation are getting ready to settle back into a less exciting real life, the New York Times reports. “For so long, this has…
AT&T is taking on Comcast in Chicago by offering a bundle of phone TV and high-speed Internet service at monthly rates below those of the nation’s largest cable operator, Crain’s Chicago Business says. “It’s going to come down to who…
RCN is looking to challenge both established cable operators and video newcomers like Verizon by offering more digital television channels, the Washington Post reports. “We can leapfrog both of them,” Peter D. Aquino, CEO of RCN, tells the paper. “They’re…
In its fourth season, viewers of the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” still are waiting for the main character to meet his future bride, USA Today says. The producer says they have had a plan since the start…
The New York Times compares and contrasts offbeat new Saturday night shows on CNN and Fox News Channel featuring hosts that haven’t been newsmen before. CNN has a comedian hosting “D.L. Hughley Breaks the News,” while former Arkansas governor and…
With the addition of several young cast members, creator Dick Wolf is priming “Law & Order,” entering its 19th season on NBC, to catch up to and pass “Gunsmoke” as the longest-running drama in prime-time history, the Associated Press reports….
“Bombastic Bushkin,” as Johnny Carson used to refer to him during his monologues, is getting ready to tell tales about his late client in book he’s shopping to publishers, according to the New York Post. He says Carson cheated on…
A historic presidential campaign is ending with a blitz of negative ads and a surge in spending by the presidential candidates, but a surprise shortfall in spending by independent groups. It’s also ending with the unexpected emergence of Georgia, North…
All three broadcast networks are producing hourlong editions of their flagship newscasts on Monday, the eve of the groundbreaking, high-stakes national election. At last count on Friday, it appeared the rare second half-hour would be carried by significant numbers of…
What has become of the November sweeps? Formerly a cavalcade of outrageous theme weeks, crossover episodes and stunt casting, the annual fall race for ratings supremacy and maximum ad rates has become increasingly reserved, trending away from the usual attention-grabbing…