Fox News has tapped a moderate Democrat to serve as an analyst leading up to the 2012 presidential election, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The network has hired former Indiana senator Evan Bayh as a political commentator. The…
It’s official: Michael Powell, the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been selected to run one of the cable industry’s most important organizations. Powell has been selected as the new president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, reports…
Demand for the just-released iPad 2 has been enormous, and Apple is taking longer than expected to fill orders. The wait time for a new iPad is now four to five weeks, PC Magazine reports. The device first went on…
If football games are canceled next season, ESPN may be the TV network that is "least affected financially, despite its reliance on sports," according to Moody’s Investors Service in a report cited by The Hollywood Reporter. That’s because ESPN’s fans…
CNN and Fox News saw huge jumps in viewers and online visitors as people sought out coverage of the earthquake that has devastated parts of Japan, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The story says CNN’s viewer numbers jumped…
Writer-director Martyn Burke (“Pirates of Silicon Valley”) is working on a drama for HBO about Russian spies living incognito in the U.S. during the 1980s, and it’s based on an episode from his own life, reports Deadline.com. The article notes…
A TV channel aimed at Latinos will change its name July 4 as it steps up efforts to reach a bicultural Hispanic audience, Advertising Age reported. The channel is Si TV, an English-language cable channel focused on Latinos. Beginning July…
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” bucked the trend on a night when broadcast viewing was generally lower, surging 17% from a week ago to lead the Eye Network to an overall win for the night in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS…
A new report on pay cable subscriptions reveals that Showtime and Starz appear to be gaining ground on industry leader HBO, Crain’s New York Business reports. Year-end estimates from SNL Kagan released Monday show HBO had a 6% drop in…
CNN Worldwide has named BET executive Janet Rolle to replace Scot Safon as its exec VP-chief marketing officer, Advertising Age reports. The appointment fills the vacancy created last fall when Safon was assigned to run CNN sibling HLN. Rolle, who…