A Los Angeles billionaire has joined the bid of a cable industry veteran to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The cable veteran is Leo Hindery, who at one time worked directly under John Malone in…
NBC has ordered a pilot for a family comedy from “Glee” co-creator Ryan Murphy and “Glee” writer Ali Adler, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “The New Normal.” The story reports: “The project landed at the network after…
Jim Murphy is out as executive producer of Anderson Cooper’s syndicated daytime talk show “Anderson,” Deadline.com reports. The move completes what the story describes as a “behind-the-scenes changing of the guard” for the show. Murphy’s departure leaves Cooper and Terence…
Roger Werner, the former CEO of ESPN, has stepped down from his current CEO post, reports Multichannel News. Most recently Werner has been the CEO of the Outdoor Channel. Reports Multichannel, "Outdoor Channel named longtime executive Thomas Hornish president and…
One week after CBS announced orders for two drama pilots, as reported last week, the network has picked up three more drama projects, TVLine.com reports. CBS ordered a pilot based on the "Mommy Track Mysteries" book series by Ayelet Waldman,…
NBC has hired a VP of talent development for its alternative department, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network tapped Chuck LaBella, a producer and veteran consultant for the network. LaBella has booked musical guests for Craig Kilborn’s late-night show…
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants aren’t strangers to the Super Bowl, which airs Feb. 5 on NBC, and neither are most of the companies buying up ad space in the broadcast, reports The New York Times….
An estimated $20 million windfall is on tap for Florida television stations as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attack each other ahead of the Jan. 31 Florida Republican primary, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The estimate comes from SNL Kagan,…
In the wake of the sudden ouster by OWN of executive VP of production and development Lisa Erspamer, which we reported earlier today, OWN is bringing in a veteran Discovery exec to help out on an interim basis. The struggling…
Fox’s new Kiefer Sutherland drama attracted solid numbers for its preview Wednesday night, while the network’s flagship series saw its viewership dip, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The “Touch” premiere at 9 p.m. drew a 3.9 rating in the key demo of adults…