On-location shooting in Los Angeles increased 17% among TV productions, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing recent data released by FilmL.A. The increase in TV was offset by drops in film and commercial production. Total on-location production in L.A. was down…
Web studio Generate struck an advertising deal with Unilever’s “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” to sponsor this week’s episode of the political satire Web show “Republicrats.” The show is produced by Generate and runs on MSN. Under the deal,…
Charlie Rose makes his “60 Minutes” debut Sunday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. For his first report he interviews Texas billionaire and former Republican operative T. Boone Pickens. Rose, who also hosts PBS’ late-night talk show “Charlie Rose,” will contribute pieces…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has agreed to bring in a mediator for its talks with the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Reporter says. AMPTP and SAG will meet with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez. A date…
C-SPAN has requested access to expedited audiotapes of the Supreme Court’s upcoming oral argument in the case of the Federal Communications Commission vs. Fox over profanity used in a “Billboard Music Awards Show” broadcast, Broadcasting & Cable says. If the…
Online video network Break Media said it let go of 11 employees and emphasized that the cutbacks are not due to the economic downturn but are part of the ordinary course of business. CEO Keith Richman said he plans to…
Fox Business Network’s Jenna Lee gets the hometown paper treatment, with the Contra Costa Times profiling the San Francisco native today. The co-anchor of “Fox Business Morning,” whom many have dubbed an “anchor babe,” wants her viewers and fans to…
NBC’s “Meet the Press” was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs program for the week ending Oct. 19, according to Nielsen Media Research. The program, which featured an interview with former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell on Oct. 19,…
Viewership of online clips of Sarah Palin’s performance on last weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” is rapidly closing in on the number of viewers who watched it live, Advertising Age reports. Fifteen million people tuned in on Saturday to watch the…