The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will host a "A Father’s Day Salute to TV Dads" on June 18 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood, Calif. The event will honor ten of TV’s most beloved dads…
ABC will air "Questions for the President: Prescription for America" on June 24 at 10 p.m. The conversation with President Obama about healthcare will be moderated by ABC News’ Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer. ABC News’ Medical Editor Dr. Timothy…
MGM is offering financially struggling stations looking to program their digital channels “This TV,” a 24-hour programming service of vintage fare such as “Beach Blanket Bingo,” the Los Angeles Times says. The offerings on the free service include B-movies, and…
The web video ventures launched by the likes of Disney, HBO, NBC, Turner and AOL have failed, the Los Angeles Times says, citing their inability to attract enough ad dollars and find a sustainable business model. –Elizabeth Jensen
Axelist.com, a web site where users can complain about the people and businesses they have problems with, is partnering with Prometheus Entertainment to turn the concept into a half-hour TV show, Variety says. –Elizabeth Jensen
Canadian broadcaster Citytv is pairing ex-cons with a fancy Toronto restaurant for a fall reality series called “Conviction Kitchen,” The Hollywood Reporter says. The show will give former bank robbers, thieves and petty offenders wait-staff and kitchen training and then…
Philadelphia’s ABC-owned WPVI experienced reception problems after converting from analog to digital on Friday, B&C reports. ABC’s WLS in Chicago was also experiencing some problems, Multichannel News says Many users reported on the WPVI web site that they couldn’t find the…
ABC’s "Lost" and "Grey’s Anatomy" and CW’s “Gossip Girl” brought in big online audiences in May, according to Nielsen VideoCensus figures, Variety says. On ABC.com, "Lost" had 36.4 million total video streams (episodes, clips and podcasts) for the top spot….