MSNBC is giving one of its contributors his own show, scheduled for early Saturday and Sunday mornings, reports TVNewser.com. Chris Hayes will host from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturdays and from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Sundays….
HBO has signed a development deal with Rob Riggle, who will star in and help develop a comedy project called "Lifestyle Lemonaid," reports Deadline.com. The project is based on a blog by Nikki Joel that details her marriage to WME…
PBS’s "Masterpiece" has signed its first title sponsor in seven years, after ratings for the drama franchise have jumped 43% in the year, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Viking River Cruises will be the sponsor starting in…
J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore site has started a competition to pick its first million users, who will receive early access to the site, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Each day the website Pottermore.com will feature a new clue from…
Apple has expanded its cloud service to Apple TV, allowing users to store television shows remotely and then access them on their devices at any time, reports the New York Post. "iTunes in the Cloud now lets users download previously…
One of the original cast members of "90210" will appear in a Syfy show and will also direct its Sept. 9 episode, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Jason Priestley will play Chris Weekly in four episodes of Syfy’s “Haven.” The…
NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt talked about the struggle to return the fourth-place network to its past glory during a session at the Television Critics Association press tour, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Greenblatt admitted that it has been “a…
A cable channel that has already put a lot of effort into branding itself is now positioning itself to start the process all over again. The channel that was once known as Outdoor Life Network and currently goes by Versus…
Bela Bajaria will jump from CBS/CBS TV Studios to Universal Media Studios as executive vice president, tasked with turning the division into a standalone studio, reports TheWrap.com. Bajaria has been senior vice president of cable programming for CBS TV Studios…
The former CEO of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN has landed a new media job, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taking on the job of executive editor of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group’s new site Black Voices is Christina Norman, who…