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Sunday morning’s political talk shows are including more blacks, with 40 appearances by black Americans on one of the four broadcast shows this year, the Associated Press reports. A year earlier, the Sunday morning shows had 25 appearances by black…
Trade schools have increased their ads on local television, reaching out to viewers who have been laid off and are thinking of new careers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Those schools do well in a recession, so it makes sense to…
“I’m a Celebrity … Get Me out of Here” has signed “The Hills” couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt as well as “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar, the New York Post reports. Rumored to be among the show’s contestants are…
Cable-television bills jumped 7.5% in the second half of 2008 to an average of $71 a month, Multichannel News reports, citing a study from research company Centris. Satellite bills rose almost 9% to an average of $74 a month, the…
Media companies with local broadcast outlets will continue to report earnings depressed by the advertising market, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “It’s not getting worse on national TV, but it’s not getting any better. Local got worse in the first quarter;…
Television stations in Atlanta and Seattle will serve as test markets for mobile digital television, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Gannett-owned WATL-TV and Ion’s WPXA-TV in Atlanta and Fisher’s KOMO-TV and Belo’s KONG-TV in Seattle have been tapped as model stations…
Endeavor and William Morris are close to announcing a merger agreement, the Hollywood Reporter says. Although the details haven’t been released, it’s expected that Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel will become chief executive of the new company, with William Morris’ James Wiatt…
Actor and director Jim Hutchison died in Honolulu on April 16, Daily Variety reports. He was 75, the trade paper says. After he moved to Honolulu, Hutchison appeared frequently in TV shows including “Hawaii Five-O” and “Magnum, P.I.,” and he…
HBO held an April 11 screening of “Grey Gardens” in East Hampton that included a tour of the house once inhabited by the movie’s subjects, Big Edie and Little Edie, Daily Variety reports. The house, which once had been wrecked…
Deborah Adler Myers has been named general manager of Science Channel and executive VP for Discovery Emerging Networks. Ms. Myers will oversee development, production, scheduling, research, marketing and communications for Science. She will continue to oversee all programming and development…