MTV’s Britney Spears documentary “Britney: For the Record” averaged 3.7 million viewers on Sunday night, the Hollywood Reporter says. The special also drew a 3.5 rating among viewers ages 12-34. The documentary chronicled Spears’ life since her appearance at this…
Struggling economy aside, HBO is hoping to draw big numbers from its upcoming Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight Dec. 6, the Hollywood Reporter says. The cable network is charging $54.95 for the event in addition to locking in…
Google and YouTube are backing a new Web-video contest aimed at pulling musicians together for an orchestra, the New York Times reports. The first of the two-part promotion will allow participants to play an original piece composed by Tan Dun…
A new report by the National Institutes of Health and Common Sense Media, an advocacy group, finds stronger correlations between increased media consumption among children and unhealthy habits, the New York Times reports. The study reviewed 173 other studies that…
Five more episodes are in the works for CBS’ “Eleventh Hour,” bringing the season order to 18, the network confirmed today. “Eleventh Hour” attracts an average 12 million viewers per episode, as well as a 3.3 rating/9 share in adults…
BET founder Bob Johnson is planning to launch a new television network with ION Media Networks that would target minority and gay audiences while possibly crossing over to the Internet, the Associated Press reports. The venture, called Urban Television, has…
Singer Chris Brown was the artist whose performances were the most requested among video-on-demand customers this year, the Associated Press reports, citing on-demand service Music Choice. Replays of Brown’s performances and interviews were requested 43 million times, the wire service…
Arkansas anchorwoman Anne Pressly was sexually assaulted during the Oct. 20 attack that resulted in her death five days later, the Associated Press says, citing her parents. The 26-year-old also suffered a broken jaw during the assault, which was suspected…
Cablevision this week will launch four new high-definition channels from NBC Universal, including HD versions of Bravo and USA, Multichannel News says. Comcast’s Golf Channel and Versus will also get HD versions on Cablevision, Multichannel News reports. —Danny King
Set designer Richard Stiles, who was nominated for an Emmy in 1994 for his work on the game show “Wheel of Fortune,” died last week of pneumonia at age 74, Daily Variety reports. Stiles’ credits also include “The Red Skelton…