Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Stringer may step down as CEO at the end of the company’s fiscal year in March, reports the New York Post. If he does step down, he will most likely keep the chairman…
The CW has announced plans for the final season of a long-running drama series, reports TVLine.com. The channel will bring back “One Tree Hill” in January for its ninth and final season, the story reports. The show’s final 13-episode run…
"News Corp’s Fox Sports may participate in an auction for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, a person familiar with the company’s thinking said, writes Bloomberg. Bloomberg went with the story despite also adding, "In a conference call to…
Two TV station groups reported revenue declines in the third quarter. LIN TV Corp. said, "Net revenues decreased by 3% to $100.8 million, compared to $103.6 million for the third quarter of 2010," according to a company press release found…
Fox has announced the renewal of a show it is touting as the “No. 1 reality show on broadcast television this fall,” E! Online reports. The show is Simon Cowell’s singing competition “The X Factor.” While the show’s ratings have…
Distributor Debmar-Mercury has announced the renewal through 2015 of a syndicated game show that has been thriving with its new host, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Family Feud,” with Steve Harvey now hosting, is up a whopping 40% over last…
LIfetime announced the hiring of two executives as vice presidents of reality programming, Multichannel News reports. Joining the cable network are Abigail Harvey and Noah Pollack, who will develop and oversee production on Lifetime’s nonfiction shows. They will report to…
Fox has officially announced the cancellation of a series whose fate was already generally thought to be decided. The program is "In the Flow with Affion Crockett," which fell off the radar after airing six episodes earlier this fall, reports…
One of the mysteries now revealed is why Microsoft killed the development of its Courier tablet, which some say could have become a serious challenger to Apple’s iPad. According to a story by Jay Greene at CNET, "While the internal fight…
Discovery Communications’ partnership with Oprah Winfrey in the struggling OWN cable network is costing the company plenty, and so far the investment is not paying off. Discovery revealed that it spent an additional $12 million on OWN during the third…