3,973 Entries
With economic bad news dominating headlines, high-definition television executives are betting TV’s comfort factor will keep increasing demand for HD programming, according to a panel of industry powerhouses. The Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing kicked off its 2008 convention…
“King of the Hill” is the show that refuses to die. But I wish it would. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like Hank Hill and his clan actually were going to meet their maker. Fox quietly confirmed that…
Life goes on for “Life.” NBC has ordered a full season of its low-rated drama, which recently moved to Wednesday nights. The series struggled to find an audience on Friday nights earlier this season, but saw its Nielsen numbers shoot…
“Lost” has found a new time slot. ABC announced on its Web site Friday that the island mystery will return to Wednesday nights next year, airing at 9 p.m. The show will kick off its penultimate season Jan. 21 at…
Republican presidential nominee John McCain will make his first post-election late-night appearance with Jay Leno. The Arizona senator will be a guest on “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Joining Sen. McCain will be…
Warner Horizon Television has named Drew Tappon senior creative executive of alternative programming. He will be responsible for developing original unscripted programming for broadcast and cable networks, in addition to managing current programming. Mr. Tappon previously was senior VP of…
NBC News is going to contribute an anchor, MSNBC’s Alex Witt, and a lot of NBC News content to cable channel Retirement Living TV’s “Daily Cafe” as the noon weekday hour starts its third season Tuesday. Continuing with the show…
The playing field is changing in Congress for broadcasters and media companies for the second time in a week. West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd is stepping down as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which likely will lead to the…
General Motors, one of the nation’s biggest advertisers, on Friday reported a $4.2 billion third-quarter operating loss and has been cutting back on its first-quarter upfront ad buys on broadcast and cable networks. Network ad sales executives say GM this…