Phoenix television stations KPHO, KTVK and KPNX agreed this week to share the operating costs of a news helicopter in an effort to lower expenses, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Similar agreements to share the cost of either equipment or footage…
Liberty Media may bundle DirecTV and Sirius satellite television and radio services, with DirecTV customers getting the chance for free Sirius trials, Multichannel News reports, citing Liberty Media Chief Executive Officer Greg Maffei. Liberty earlier this month agreed to bail…
CNN correspondent Roland Martin will fill in for Campbell Brown, who will take about eight weeks off for maternity leave in April, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Martin will likely have a show developed for him after he finishes his stint…
“The Amazing Race” host Phil Keoghan will ride a bicycle across the U.S. to raise awareness for both healthy living and multiple sclerosis, the Associated Press reports. Mr. Keoghan, whose cousin has MS, will start the trip from Los Angeles…
CMT’s “Can You Duet” will have Naomi Judd back as a judge for a second season, the Billboard says. The show, from “American Idol” producers FremantleMedia North America, hasn’t announced the other two members of the show’s judging panel, the…
More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it…
“High School Musical” star Zac Efron will be awarded “breakthrough performer of the year” by ShoWest in April, the Hollywood Reporter says. Efron will appear in the Warner Bros. comedy “17 Again,” which debuts April 17, the newspaper reports. —Danny…
TV One ordered eight new episodes of A. Smith and Co.’s “Unsung,” the biography series about underappreciated artists, Daily Variety reports. Donny Hathaway and DeBarge are among the musical artists that have already been profiled in the nonfiction series, the…
World Wrestling Entertainment’s fourth-quarter earnings fell 37% from a year earlier as a drop in sales from live events and pay-per-view more than offset higher sales for television broadcasts, Daily Variety reports. North American attendance at WWE’s matches dropped 3%,…