Cable network Current has partnered with Digg and Twitter to power its Election Night coverage, the programmer announced today. Starting at 7 p.m. EDT on Nov. 4, Current will cover the election results on-air and online with live streaming headlines…
With creator and star Tina Fey enjoying huge buzz because of her impersonation of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, “30 Rock” returns hoping to parlay its critical notices into sizable ratings, USA Today says. Thursday night’s “funny” episode shows the…
Courteney Cox, in what will be her first half-hour comedy project since “Friends,” is working on “Cougar Town” for ABC, TelevisionWeek says. “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence is producing the pilot, which ABC wants to see by the end of January….
Bellwether advertiser Procter & Gamble appears to have cut its media spending by 11.9% in July and August, Advertising Age says, citing data from TNS Media Intelligence. TV appears to be bearing the brunt of the cuts, AdAge says. P&G…
Craig Plestis could be on his way out at head of reality programming at NBC, with BBC Worldwide’s Paul Telegdy in talks to join the Peacock network, TelevisionWeek reports. Mr. Plestis’ possible departure was first reported by DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com, which now…
Barack Obama paid more than $3.5 million for a 30-minute slice of primetime Wednesday, and it was money well spent, Washington Post and USA Today say. The Post called it an elegant combnation of sounds, voice, and music that recalled…
Rapper and actor Ice Cube will write and produce a police comedy project for NBC, Daily Variety reports. Universal Media Studios will produce the project in conjunction with Ice Cube’s Cube Vision company. Although Cube is not set to star…
CNN is planning to use three-dimensional holographic technology to highlight election night interviews, USA Today says. Other networks also have new bells and whistles to help them count the vote. For example, Fox News has new high definition studios and…
NBC is developing a project based on Heather McElhatton’s choose-your-own-ending novel “Pretty Little Mistakes,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Friday Night Lights” showrunner Jason Katims will serve as executive producer and script supervisor for the project from writers Bruce Marshall Romans…
Fans of “The West Wing” have seen the 2008 Presidential election before during the NBC series’ last season, when a young charismatic minority candidate took on a straight-talking, moderate Republican, the New York Times observes. In fact, “West Wing” writer…