The homeless man with the golden radio voice who has become an Internet sensation has landed a television gig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Ohio man, Ted Williams, was hired by MSNBC to do voiceovers for commercials, the story…
One problem facing makers of 3D television sets is competing formats that may confuse shoppers, Bloomberg reports. LG Electronics said this week at the Consumer Electronics Show that will will offer large sets that require glasses, like those in movie theaters,…
A major reorganization of Rupert Murdoch’s TV empire is in the works, according to the L.A. Times, as Fox Networks Group Chief Executive Tony Vinciquerra–who was named the most powerful person in cable for 2010 by the publication Cablefax–is leaving…
A senior executive who played a key role in firing commentator Juan Williams has resigned from his post with National Public Radio, CBS News reports. NPR’s Board of Directors confirmed that Vice President Ellen Weiss has stepped down, but gave…
HLN has renewed its contract with reporter/anchor Nancy Grace, reports TVNewser. Grace reportedly signed a multiyear contract to stay with the network, where she is the host of "Nancy Grace," the controversial but popular 8 p.m. celebrity news program. Grace…
ESPN appears to be on the verge of paying the NFL a huge sum to extend its contract to televise “Monday Night Football,” B&C reports. The amount will be as much as $1.9 billion annually, the story says. The current…
OWN, the new cable network from Oprah Winfrey, has laid out plans for a new show to debut in fall that will feature one of the regulars on the network’s “Ask Oprah’s All Stars.” The working title is “Money Class,”…
The return of fresh episodes of ABC’s Wednesday night comedies, especially the top-rated "Modern Family," helped the network claim a tie with NBC–riding high on a two-hour “Law & Order: SVU”–for first place in Nielsen ratings in the 18-49 demo,…
Turner Broadcasting Chief Executive Phil Kent noted at an investor conference on Tuesday afternoon that his company pulled out of bidding for "Modern Family" reruns because the show was too prevalent on the Internet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company…
The last few years have been boom times for the television-set manufacturing industry, with U.S. viewers rushing out to buy flat-screen TVs as the government mandated the switchover to digital broadcasting. But now that most Americans have tossed out their…