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‘Hulu Days of Summer’ Adds Shows

Hulu will premiere TV shows and movies daily for eight straight weeks that it’s calling the “Hulu Days of Summer,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Among the TV programs and films making their debut on the Web site during the first week…

Ovation TV Partners With Museums

National arts and culture channel Ovation TV is teaming with cultural institutions, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, for marketing partnerships and integrated promotions, AdAge reports. Ovation TV…

NBC Gives Affiliates Olympic Ads

NBC Universal will provide affiliates in 20 markets with ad spots featuring Olympic athletes to promote local ad sales during NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Summer Games, Multichannel News reports. NBCU also will promote HDTV content sales by providing affiliates…

Discovery Debuts Koppel’s China Doc

The Discovery Channel will premiere “Koppel on Discovery: The People’s Republic of Capitalism” on July 9, Multichannel News reports. The four-part documentary, which runs through July 12, follows Ted Koppel and his team in China as they investigate the earthquake…

Candidates Differ on Net Neutrality

Campaign surrogates for John McCain said the Republican presidential candidate would not support network neutrality legislation, pushing for regulation that would separate broadcast, cable and possibly the Internet instead, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Meanwhile, Barack Obama’s representatives said the Democratic…

Heigl Bows Out of Emmy Race

Katherine Heigl has withdrawn herself from the list of Emmy contenders in the supporting actress category, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination,” the “Grey’s…

Schwartz: ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff Talk Premature

“Gossip Girl” creator Josh Schwartz says talk of a spinoff from the hit CW series is premature, Entertainment Weekly reports. While Schwartz does not rule out doing one in the future, he currently has no plans for a TV spinoff,…

Kennedy Bonds With ‘Ghost Whisperer’

Jamie Kennedy will join the cast of CBS’ “Ghost Whisperer” next season as a regular, the Hollywood Reporter says. He will play a graduate student who forms a bond with Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character, the newspaper says. Kennedy fills the…

Disney Takes Films Online

Disney will stream movies on its Web site from the “Wonderful World of Disney” series on ABC following their Saturday broadcast, Reuters reports. The movies will be available Monday through Friday on Disney.com, with “Peter Pan” scheduled to end the…

Demme Joins City Lights TV

Jennifer Demme will serve as City Lights Television’s VP of production, TV and digital projects, the Hollywood Reporter says. Demme will be responsible for the documentary series “3 Americas,” directed by Barbara Kopple, the newspaper says. City Lights’ credits include…