Turner Broadcasting is reorganizing its ad sales division following the departure of longtime Turner exec Linda Yaccarino for NBCUniversal, B&C reports. Joining Turner is veteran Donna Speciale, president of MediaVest USA. Yaccarino left in October to head sales for NBCU’s…
Documentarian Ken Burns has announced his next project: a PBS documentary about one of the worst man-made disasters in U.S. history, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. That disaster is the ecological crisis known as the Dust Bowl,…
Keith Olbermann, who is in a standoff with Current TV, is also in a fight with a newspaper reporter, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Olbermann lambasted New York Times reporter Brian Stelter for his coverage of…
Ricky Gervais, who surprised many observers when he got the gig to host the next Golden Globe Awards, opened up about what he did wrong during last year’s ceremony, the Chicago Tribune reports. Talking with Matt Lauer in an interview…
Two celebrity chefs are in discussions to create a daily talk show that would be similar to "Live! With Regis and Kelly," reports the New York Post. The two chefs — Bobby Flay and Giada DeLaurentiis — already have their…
Funny or Die has tapped one of the fixtures of cable news to moderate a spoof Republican debate, reports TVNewser.com. Former CNN host Larry King was set to moderate the “Yahoo News/Funny or Die Presidential GOP Online Internet Cyber Debate,”…
Online video content creator and distributor Alloy Digital announced that it has acquired studio and talent management company Generate, creating what the company calls “the first of its kind, multi-platform, next generation media company.” Making the joint announcement were Alloy…
NBC has tapped a former marketing executive as general manager of the male-skewing G4 network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Adam Stotsky will replace Neal Tiles and oversee all aspects of the network, from programming to digital operations, the story…
An Oscar-nominated film director is reportedly under investigation in an incident involving an alleged grope of his 19-year-old transgender niece, TMZ.com reports. The director is David O. Russell, who received an Oscar nomination last year for “The Fighter” and also…