New York City’s CW affiliate is going back to its roots, the New York Daily News reports. The station is dropping the CW from its name and will now be using its original call letters, WPIX-TV, to celebrate its 60th…
Actors from TV shows including “Heroes,” “Desperate Housewives” and “House” have formed a band to help raise money for charity, TV Guide reports. Band From TV, whose members include Hugh Laurie, Greg Grunberg, Teri Hatcher, James Denton and Adrian Pasdar,…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
Dish Network will combine feeds from six of the largest cable news networks on one of its channels starting today through next Friday in an effort to give subscribers more access to news during the days before and after next…
New York-based Vesuvio Import Company and HBO are introducing Sopranos Wines based on the seminal New Jersey mobster series, Reuters reports. The line of Italian wines, which includes a Chianti DOCG, a Pinot Grigiot and a Pinot Noir, will be…
With the economy in a state of flux, many consumers are forced to sacrifice various forms of technology and entertainment. Advertising Age predicts the first to go will be cable service beyond basic cable, along with telephone landlines and expensive…
A spinoff to Cartoon Network’s “Total Drama Island” has been acquired by the cable network, Daily Variety reports. Like “Island,” “Total Drama Action” will take aim at the reality TV genre but, instead of an island, “Action” will have contestants…
Spanish-language network Univision is teaming with Microsoft’s music and entertainment service Zune to launch a music download service accessible via its Web site, Univision.com, Adweek reports. Baja Zune Musica en Univision.com offers Zune music charts, artist profiles and access to…
StrikeTV, the online venture formed during the writers strike, has finally launched, Daily Variety reports. Today’s site debut features 10 original series, including “Global Warming,” starring Kristen Wiig, “House Poor With Mindy Kaling” and “The Challenge,” featuring Bob Newhart. The…
MSNBC and anchor Keith Olbermann were slammed during a media event titled “Hollywood, America and Election ’08,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The news network and the newsman were taken to task because of their left-leaning election coverage and personal attacks…