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Sunday morning programming staple “The McLaughlin Group” will switch network affiliations in Washington, D.C., and New York, leaving local NBC outlets for CBS-related stations. “McLaughlin” will join Gannett’s CBS affiliate WUSA-TV in Washington and CBS’ owned-and-operated WCBS-TV in New York….
“NewsHour” anchor and executive editor Jim Lehrer is in stable condition after surgery Wednesday to repair a heart valve. A statement from “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” producer MacNeil/Lehrer Productions described the procedure as a “complete success” and predicted that…
The Warner Channel Latin America has hired Alfredo Duran as the network’s general manager and senior vice president of branded services. Mr. Duran most recently was E! Entertainment Television Latin America’s executive VP and general manager. He also has held…
Former network marketing executive Alan Cohen was named CEO of media buyer OMD USA, effective June 1. Mr. Cohen is currently at Initiative, where he was recently promoted to president of worldwide innovation and president of Initiative West. Before moving…
The host of the Web show Tiki Bar, Jeff Macpherson, said he’s able to make a living off his program, and that viewers aren’t necessarily turned off by longer Internet video fare. Viewers are ready to move beyond snack-size content…
As audiences grow in the online video world, Web producers have the potential to make a lot of money, said Martin Sargent, host of “Internet Superstar.” In an exclusive interview with TelevisionWeek at the Ad:Tech San Francisco 2008 conference, Mr….
The prospect of jumping to traditional television is enticing for many Web hosts, but the stars of popular Internet show “Diggnation” are content to stay in the digital world, one of the show’s presenters said. In an exclusive interview with…
Singer-actor-reality TV star Nick Lachey has been chosen to host ABC’s upcoming summer series “High School Musical: Summer Session,” a reality competition program based on Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise. The series will follow a group of young people as…
Tony Petitti was officially named president and CEO of the new cable channel being created by Major League Baseball. Mr. Petitti, who had been executive VP and executive producer of CBS Sports, said during a conference call Thursday, “This network…
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will make his first appearance on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend and take questions from moderator Chris Wallace. That means the “Obama Watch” clock will stop Sunday morning. The clock, posted for the first time…