Negotiators from the studios met with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez Thursday night to discuss the terms of its proposed contract with the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Reporter says. In addition to explaining the details of producers’ “final” offer…
Showtime’s “Brotherhood,” whose third season opens Sunday, “is an ambitious show that focuses on what it means to be human and ambitious, and the contradictions in the human spirit,” creator and executive producer Blake Masters tells USA Today. The series,…
When CNN Headline News’ “Nancy Grace” is on, viewers are bombarded by a dizzying number of graphics and imagaes, the New York Daily News says. Other newscasts suffer from the graphic overload as well. The paper took a poll of…
The FCC has expressed concern of the rising costs of cable TV and the effect it will have on consumers, the Associated Press reports. “Companies are charging consumers more but consumers are receiving less,” said FCC spokeswoman Mary Diamond. “This…
Texas Instruments is developing a television-viewing product that would allow two people to watch two different programs on the same TV by wearing special glasses, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, the dual-view mode product would require one of the two…
Macy’s will unveil a television advertising campaign for the holiday season next month that will include Carlos Santana, Jessica Simpson and Donald Trump, Adweek reports. The campaign, based on the theme “Believe,” encourages consumers to embrace the spirit of Christmas…
Jon Hamm from “Mad Men,” who last week appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” is likely to get a recurring role on “30 Rock” as a love interest of star and former “SNL” cast member Tina Fey, Entertainment Weekly reports. Hamm…
Fox is waving the flag for “American Dad,” renewing the Seth MacFarlane-produced animated series for a fifth season. The renewal had been expected by executives at 20th Century Fox Television, which produces the show. Fox has ordered 22 episodes of…
Rogers Communications and Bell Canada are among Canadian cable operators that today started carrying Movie Central and the Movie Network, which are licensees of HBO shows, the Hollywood Reporter says. Shows from HBO, which is barred from authorized carriage in…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be interviewed by ABC World News anchor Charles Gibson Oct. 31, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Democratic opponent Barack Obama’s interview with Mr. Gibson aired yesterday, and parts of both interviews will be rebroadcast the…