Actress Marg Helgenberger and Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg have separated after 19 years of marriage, People reports. Rosenberg, whose union may be nearing a strike, and “CSI” star Helgenberger have an 18-year-old son, the magazine says. —Danny King
Sony, which developed the high-definition Blu-ray disc format, is trying to stave off competition from services such as Apple’s iTunes and Netflix by developing its own movie-download service for its PlayStation 3 games console, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sony is…
Lifetime and Viacom’s MTV are among networks that have tried to capitalize on the worldwide gaming boom by either producing video games or showcasing gaming competitions, Broadcasting & Cable reports. MTV boosted its profits last year with the launch of…
BET Networks and PlayPhone have teamed for a new BET Mobile destination. The PlayPhone-powered service allows users to download new and exclusive BET mobile content directly to their cell phones. The content can be accessed on the Web, WAP deck…
The presidential election and Washington’s fascination with what it can see in the rear-view mirror and the crystal ball added up to good ratings news, including double-digit increases, in the November sweeps for the Sunday morning newsmaker shows. First-place “Meet…
CBS’ “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” edged out NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” in total viewers and tied for first among adults 25-54 for the week ending Nov. 21. “Ferguson” averaged 1.9 million viewers for that week,…
Elaine Bedell, controller of entertainment commissioning at BBC, is leaving her position to replace Paul Jackson as ITV’s director of entertainment and comedy, the U.K.’s The Stage reports. Bedell was BBC’s commissioning editor for features and factual entertainment before serving…
Studio chiefs ran an advertisement in the Los Angeles Times today that included an “open letter” to the Screen Actors Guild calling its negotiating strategy “failed” and saying its demands would undo the work achieved in studio negotiations with other…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is supporting a plan for free, pornography-free wireless Internet across the country as part of a larger proposal to auction off much of the U.S. airwaves, the Wall Street Journal reports. Such a filtered…
“Glenn Beck” will premiere on Fox News Channel on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. The hourlong show will feature Beck on political, entertainment and business news, as well as a variety of guests. “Fox & Friends’” Gresham Striegel will serve…