Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” is currently filming in a temporary studio as the show’s usual home is upgraded for full HD, TVNewser reports, citing reports from Inside Cable News. Bill O’Reilly is expected to make his full high-def…
Ad agencies have begun taking their second-quarter options as TV spending cuts are executed across the board, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed executives in the market. Some agencies are taking as much as 50% of their budget back, the…
CNBC senior VP Jonathan Wald will be leaving his post at the end of March, TVNewser reports. The announcement was made by CNBC President Mark Hoffman in an internal memo, which says agreement could not be reached on a new…
Starz will premiere new comedy “Party Down” on March 20 at 10:30 p.m. The half-hour series, created by Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars”), follows a group of struggling actors working as cater-waiters. Starz has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which…
Walt Disney Co.’s first quarter profit fell 32%, driven down by weaker performance at its broadcast and cable holdings as the economy has slowed. “We faced a challenging first quarter with many of our businesses impacted to various degrees by…
MGM Worldwide TV has tapped Ian Hogg as the company’s senior vice president and managing director for Asia-Pacific, the Hollywood Reporter says. Based in, Sydney Hogg will manage MGM’s film and TV titles across various TV formats, the trade says….
Panasonic Corp. plans to release a new line of plasma TVs that are both thinner and use less electricity, Reuters reports. The new TVs will make their debut in Japan as early as April, with a North American launch expected…
Widget maker RockYou will be adding a video ad format to its service in light of increasing demand from advertisers, MediaPost says. The service currently reaches some 130 million users worldwide, and hopes to deliver some 10 million video views…
Sunday night’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIII has been declared the most-watched contest in the franchise’s history after TV ratings company Nielsen re-crunched its numbers. Unexpected new numbers from Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday find that the matchup between the…