First “90210,” now … “Melrose”? The CW and CBS Paramount Network Television are “exploring” the possibility of creating a new version of “Melrose Place,” according to a rep for the studio. “Melrose Place,” of course, was the hugely successful spinoff…
Game 5 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies will resume no earlier than Wednesday evening, weather permitting, the Associated Press reports. Rain ended Monday night’s game in Philadelphia with the score tied at…
Following singer-actress Dolly Parton’s lead, recording artists including Michael Bolton, Clay Aiken and Don Henley are urging the Federal Communications Commission to delay their white space vote and to put their report on the issue out for public comment, Broadcasting…
BET and TVOne have joined the roster of networks carrying the Obama-mercial—Barack Obama’s half-hour broadcast airing on most of the broadcast networks Wednesday night. A message on Sen. Obama’s Web site said the two cable networks will join CBS, NBC,…
Fox News Channel celebrated its 12th anniversary with a big ratings win that made it the second most-watched basic cable network in prime-time for the month. Interest in the presidential election and the economic drama were the chief factors driving…
DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports Lionsgate executives are looking to replace “Mad Men” showrunner Matthew Weiner. DHD claims Weiner’s agents at Creative Arts Agency are asking for $10 million a year, which Lionsgate believes to be too much for the writer-producer who brought…
Michael Seligman has been named the supervising producer of next year’s Academy Awards telecast, Daily Variety reports. Seligman has been associated with the telecast for 32 years and is also a veteran of the annual Emmy Awards telecast. Most recently…
A report issued by Nielsen Online found that kids and teens encounter far less advertising online than do adults, MediaWeek reports. Children 2-11 encounter the lowest level of Internet ad clutter while kids 12-17 receive the second-lowest amount. The age…
KBTV-TV in Beaumont, Texas, is switching affiliations from NBC to Fox, the Beaumont Enterprise reports. Beginning Jan. 1 the station will broadcast Fox Broadcasting Company fare. “There will be changes to our programming schedule, and we are working on that…