15,322 Entries
Discovery Communications Chief Executive David Zaslav announced Thursday at the network’s upfront presentation plans for Discovery PlanetGreen, a multiplatform initiative that aims to reach consumers on varied levels. The PlanetGreen project includes rebranding the existing Discovery Home Channel into the…
Joel Cheatwood, CNN’s executive director of program and talent development, is jumping to Fox News, where he will be VP of development for Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Channel.Mr. Cheatwood will report to Roger Ailes, chairman of Fox…
For many aspiring stars, just getting to Hollywood is half the battle. On “American Idol” though, that might be all it takes to give the money-hungry music industry a case of the munchies. Take Chris Daughtry for instance. He didn’t…
TNT has picked up a legal drama pilot from Steven Bochco, the network confirmed Wednesday. The untitled project is about former law school classmates who are now facing off against each other in court.The pilot is executive produced by Mr….
MTV is putting a new spin on program/commercial airtime with the premiere of a continuous, two-hour block that begins Thursday at 9 p.m., hosted by Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia.The Thursday night block is scheduled for an eight-week run, with…
A member of the Federal Communications Commission is raising some additional worries for Tribune Co. in its sale to Sam Zell, saying the FCC shouldn’t be granting waivers to its newspaper-broadcast cross ownership ban just because it’s reviewing media ownership…
NBC scored three Peabody Awards for entertainment programs: for the critically beloved but ratings-challenged freshman drama “Friday Night Lights” and for eccentric comedies “The Office” and “Scrubs.”The Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious service by radio and television networks,…
High-resolution Internet television can be commanded with a remote control now that Veoh Networks is collaborating with companies like AMD to bring more than 100,000 DVD-quality videos directly to the small screen.Internet TV provider Veoh, using AMD’s Active TV solutions,…
Tom Moore, former ABC Television Network president and Emmy winner, died Saturday in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 88.Mr. Moore entirely changed the way ABC was viewed at the time he took over programming in 1958. Where it had not…
Several shows hit season or series lows last night, including “American Idol,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “NCIS,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Fox won, of course, with “American Idol” (9.9 rating among adults 18 to…