MSNBC and msnbc.com have launched a new Web site for “The Rachel Maddow Show” at www.rachel.msnbc.com. Visitors to the site can watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” on any platform whenever they want, embed segments into their own Web sites and…
Mary McDonnell will be appearing on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” starting Nov. 13, but is unlikely to be in Sci Fi Network’s “Battlestar Galactica” movie, Entertainment Weekly says. Additionally, Katie Holmes likely will reappear on ABC’s “Eli Stone,” the magazine says….
The BBC has indefinitely suspended actor and comedian Russell Brand, along with fellow comedian Jonathan Ross, for leaving what it says were lewd phone messages for actor Andrew Sachs that were broadcast Oct. 18 on Brand’s radio show, the Associated…
CBS, which reports earnings Thursday, is likely to see its earnings cut the most by television’s advertising cutbacks because it is no longer part of a conglomerate with earnings from non-broadcast TV advertising, Daily Variety reports. CBS, which split from…
Africa Channel will run a special on the U.S. presidential race the day before the Nov. 4 election, Multichannel News reports. Fan clubs for Democratic candidate Barack Obama and U.S. policy in Africa are among subjects to be covered in…
Time Warner Cable and LIN TV agreed to a new retransmission deal that returns LIN stations to 1.5 million subscribers who’d been blacked out for a month, Multichannel News reports. The agreement, whose financial details weren’t disclosed, returns channels to…
Younger viewers are transforming how, what and where prime-time television is being viewed, according to a new report from Knowledge Networks. The report found that younger viewers are more likely to use DVRs and watch TV outside the home, with…
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, E! Entertainment is bringing back “Denise Richards: It’s Complicated” for a second season, the network said Wednesday. Production of the new season is slated to begin early next year. The first episode drew 1.8…
VH1 Classic will premiere “That Metal Show” on Nov. 15. The half-hour heavy metal and hard rock discussion show will be led by hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. They will be joined by special guests in their…
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts on Wednesday declared that the nation’s largest cable operator is ready for the economic downturn. In the face of a worsening economy, Mr. Roberts, speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call with analysts, asked, “Is…