E.D. Hill Leaving FNC
Fox News Channel has decided not to renew the contract of E.D. Hill, its anchor for more than a decade, TVNewser reports. A former co-host of its morning show, “Fox & Friends,” Hill, who made headlines this year when she…
Fox News Channel has decided not to renew the contract of E.D. Hill, its anchor for more than a decade, TVNewser reports. A former co-host of its morning show, “Fox & Friends,” Hill, who made headlines this year when she…
Despite the current economy, General Electric is still confident in its media business, with CEO Jeffrey Immelt declaring his interest in buying media assets during an interview with the Financial Times. Immelt says he plans to capitalize on bargains during…
“Borat” actor Sacha Baron Cohen recently disrupted a production of NBC’s “Medium” while disguised as his fashion-reporter character Bruno, Entertainment Weekly reports. Production was temporarily shut down when Cohen, in character, repeatedly interrupted a tense court room scene with series…
Research firm Screen Digest expects Hulu to surpass YouTube in advertising revenue next year, the Financial Times reports. This year, YouTube is expected to generate $30 million more domestically than the NBC Universal-News Corp. upstart. Next year, however, both companies…
DriverTV, a distributor of promotional videos designed to get cars off the lot and into your driveway, has unveiled a new content-distribution network, Advertising Age reports. With the new network, small and mid-sized Web publishers can choose to showcase DriverTV…
Writers Guild of America West is considering taking legal action against Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland commercial complex over the arrest of three of its staffers on Thursday during “American Idol” auditions at the location, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The…
TVNewser is just as confused as everyone with the news of Arianna Huffington’s guest hosting gig tonight on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” given Huffington’s testy relationship with NBC News and its late senior VP and “Meet the Press” anchor…
Brooke Shields tells Us Magazine that her show, NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle,” isn’t canceled despite reports to the contrary. “Our bosses are saying, ‘You’re not canceled, don’t worry,’” says Shields. “We’re just trying to figure out how to make this make…
TiVo is partnering with Domino’s Pizza to give its subscribers the opportunity to finally order pizza from their remote controls, Advertising Age reports. TiVo customers simply have to click “I want it” from their TV remote when they see the…
Online video is showing signs that it, too, is being affected by today’s economy, Mediaweek reports. Web production firms 60Frames and Revision3, branded video site Break.com and Web video aggregator Veoh have all had layoffs, as reported earlier on TVWeek.com….