Nadya Suleman, the unemployed woman who delivered octuplets also delivered big ratings when she was interviewed by NBC News’ Ann Curry, the Washington Post reports. About 11.3 million people tuned in for the talk, nearly as many as watched the…
Cadbury’s Trident gum is trying to mount a viral marketing a campaign that involves videos posted to a web site for a fake TV show called “That’s Not Fake,” but is finding the going difficult, the Wall Street Journal said….
News Corp. raised fresh cash by selling $1 billion in bonds, Bloomberg reports. The proceeds will be used to refinance debt and fund operations. —Jon Lafayette
Facebook is discussing forming a partnership that would put parts of the social network into some Nokia phones, the Wall Street Journal says, citing people familiar with the matter. One application would integrate contact information from Facebook with the phone’s…
After Wednesday night’s show, there were just 36 semifinalists left standing on “American Idol,” the Associated Press reports. The show featured several contestants facing elimination participating in a new “sing-off” in front of the judges, the wire service says. —Jon…
Carol Burnett, the 75-year old comedian and actress, will join “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for a guest-starring role, the New York Post reports. She’ll play a former dancer who gets involved in a young couple’s murder on an…
The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday rejected, at least temporarily, a quarter of the requests from the 491 TV stations that had asked to switch to digital-only signals on Feb. 17. President Barack Obama earlier Wednesday signed legislation pushing back…
Cedric the Entertainer and Kelsey Grammer moved closer to returning to television Wednesday, while CBS is expanding its relationship with “The Unit” creator Shawn Ryan. In a busy afternoon for pilot pickups, CBS ordered two drama projects while ABC gave…
“Moonlight” alum Alex O’Loughlin will guest star in an episode of CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” Entertainment Weekly reports. O’Loughlin will play a serial killer in an episode tentatively scheduled to air in April, the site says. This marks the actor’s return…
The Television Bureau of Advertising has scheduled its spring board of directors meeting for April 21 to coincide with the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual show in Las Vegas, TVNewsday reports. “Holding our board meeting in conjunction with the NAB…