An executive who was with HBO for 33 years before departing in July has accepted a job in the NBCUniversal corporate family, B&C reports. Ross Greenburg, the former president of HBO Sports, will produce documentaries for the NBC Sports Group,…
A recently launched daytime talk program has been renewed for a second season, reports B&C. The show is Anderson Cooper’s "Anderson." One key to the pickup is that the show will now be airing on Fox’s WNYW in New York, instead…
The unofficial deadline for new television shows — when those that are going to become early casualties will have a pretty good idea of their fate — is Thanksgiving, reports USA Today. And that deadline is looming. New series usually…
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst is close to a deal with NBC’s owned-and-operated stations for his syndicated daily talk show, reports Deadline.com. That means the show, which is distributed by CBS TV Distribution, will be cleared for a fall 2012 debut,…
Nickelodeon is preparing to launch a new nightly prime-time programming block, along with an interactive website, with a target demo of moms, Multichannel News reports. NickMom, a multiplatform content destination, will include four hours of prime-time programming on Nick Jr.,…
CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist announced today that Eric Sherling has been named director of Washington programming. Sherling had previously been executive broadcast producer of ABC News’ "Good Morning America." Sherling was previously with CNN starting in 2000, and…
NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" and cast member Andy Samberg, along with NBCUniversal, were sued for copyright infringement, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The suit was filed by two musicians who claim they created and copyrighted the music behind the "SNL"…
As co-host Regis Philbin prepares to leave "Live! With Regis and Kelly" next week, the show has made a move that ensures some stability. The Disney-ABC Domestic Television show signed Philbin’s co-host, Kelly Ripa, to a five-year deal to remain…
Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis told an investor conference that the company had "very modest expectations for this fall" for NBC’s new prime-time season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He also expressed faith in new NBC Entertainment chief Bob…
A Los Angeles TV station that became an independent after falling out with PBS said it will develop five new shows to debut next fall, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. KCET-TV, which is now an independent public…