The NFL Network has hired Jason La Canfora, who has written for the Washington Post for a decade, as a reporter, Daily Variety reports. He’ll start at the network in mid-June and file on-air stories for the television network as…
General Motors Corp. owes advertising firms Publicis Groupe SA and Interpublic Group of Cos. and their subsidiaries $167.4 million, Bloomberg News reports, citing a list of the bankrupt company’s top 50 unsecured creditors. That’s bad news for the television…
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker tells the Wall Street Journal that the problem with "broadcast television is it’s an inferior model to cable television, [which has] dual revenue streams." Because of that, Zucker tells the newspaper the company is…
With reports that DirecTV CEO Chase Carey is in negotiations to move to News Corp., one analyst said it could be the first step for a sale of the satellite-TV company, possibly to AT&T, Multichannel News reports. Collins Stewart cable…
A content-sharing agreement by WBZ-TV and WFXT-TV in Boston was challenged by the union representing local TV technicians and cameramen, the Boston Globe reports. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1228 filed a grievance with the National Labor Relations…
The stunt on Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards featuring "Bruno" star Sacha Baron Cohen landing with his naked buttocks in Eminem’s face was staged, Entertainment Weekly reports. The stunt was created with Eminem’s consent, and the two rehearsed it before…
Comcast is gunning for more subscribers with the June 12 transition to digital-television transmission, promising to connect consumers to cable TV within 48 hours, Multichannel News reports. The cable company is selling basic cable for $10 per month for a year or free…
CBS News will put some content including "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" on the Web site Ustream as it seeks to reach younger viewers, the New York Times reports. The site will also air breaking news, news conferences and…
ABC is expected to benefit from continued high ratings for the NBA broadcasts as the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic begin Thursday on the network, Daily Variety says. TNT, which aired 43 playoff games, recorded…