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NBC is jumping back into the musical reality space, greenlighting the a capella competition series “The Sing-Off.” Joel Gallen (“America’s Best Dance Crew”) and Outlaw Productions (“27 Dresses”) are behind the project, which will feature vocal-only groups competing for the…
Angela Matusik has been tapped to serve as chief content executive for iVillage Networks, MediaPost reports. Matusik previously was development editor for People.com, where she oversaw the site’s StyleWatch and led with the acquisition of Celebrity Baby Blog and the…
Athlete endorsements in digital ads have a greater effect on brand awareness, MediaPost reports, citing a new study from Insight Express. The study, done on behalf of Brand Affinity Technologies, found that video and still-image banner ads on Web sites…
NBC Universal’s Jeff Zucker said Jon Stewart’s criticisms of CNBC and Jim Cramer were “completely out of line,” Reuters reports. Zucker spoke at the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York, where he said the negative comments were “unfair to CNBC…
President Obama’s decision to hold another primetime news conference is playing havoc with the networks’ sweeps schedules—and causing some in the industry to grumble about the financial impact. The president has slated a news conference for Tuesday at 8 p.m….
CBS has officially given multiyear greenlights to Warner Bros. TV’s “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory,” confirming weeks of speculation about the pickups of the Chuck Lorre-produced comedies. In addition, Warners has dropped its legal action…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
WCBS-TV anchor Chris Wragge is loading on the work, between his 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for the New York station, his Saturday gig anchoring CBS’ “Early Show” and now filling in for Harry Smith on the weekday edition…
Former Go-Go’s singer Belinda Carlisle failed to get enough votes to stay on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and has become the first celebrity booted off the program, the New York Daily News reports. Some thought Steve-O would be the…
Comcast’s plans for Internet television will protect the cable industry’s business model by backing up the idea of paying for content, according to Comcast Interactive Media senior VP Karin Gilford, Multichannel News reports. Gilford, who spoke at a panel discussion…