Hallmark Channel is in "active discussions" with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia about a new deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The discussions come as ratings have improved for the network’s five-hour block of Stewart-themed programming, the story says. The block…
CNN host Piers Morgan will answer hacking questions in front of a U.K. inquiry investigating media ethics, reports the Associated Press. A publicist for Morgan, who previously worked as a U.K. tabloid editor, confirmed that Morgan will appear next week,…
ABC is losing a correspondent who has been with the network’s news division for 10 years, TVNewser.com reports. Jim Sciutto has announced that he is making a career switch by getting out of broadcast news to become chief of staff…
NBC announced today that Howard Stern has joined the judges panel on “America’s Got Talent,” which will move production of live shows to New York. Stern will continue to host his New York-based SiriusXM radio show. Announcing the move was…
Casey Anthony is shopping her first interview as a television special, but so far several cable networks have passed on the offer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Anthony is working with Scott Sternberg Productions and asking between $500,000 and $750,000…
A drama series based on the novel "Beat the Reaper" will be executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio for HBO, Deadline.com reports. Four networks were reportedly interested in the project before it was secured by HBO. The book was originally in…
Customers of Time Warner Cable may lose out on Knicks games if the cable operator and the MSG Network aren’t able to negotiate a new deal before their current contact expires Jan. 1, reports the New York Post. MSG went…
The National Football League has signed new long-term broadcast rights deals with its television outlets, USA Today reports. The deals with CBS, NBC and Fox, along with a recently announced $1.8 billion annual renewal with ESPN, add up to about…
In the midst of a growing controversy over the TLC reality show “All-American Muslim,” another advertiser is reportedly following the lead of Lowe’s Home Improvement and pulling its ads from the show, the New York Daily News reports. The advertiser…
Marc Juris has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of truTV, the channel reports. Juris has been executive vice president and general manager of the network since 2007, after joining the company in 2004 — when…