CBS CEO Leslie Moonves says that evening newscasts need to change their structure, with a format more like ABC’s "Nightline," where a show looks in-depth at one or two subjects. Why is the change needed? Says Moonves, “People are getting the news…
UPDATE 12:25 PM, PT, on 10/7/2010…fixed typos in first paragraph. No substantial changes. Here’s another report that Verizon will sell Apple’s iPhone as soon as early next year. It comes from the Wall Street Journal and it sounds credible to a…
The Beatles have been surpassed by the cast of "Glee" on one of Billboard’s record charts, the Associated Press reports. The Fox television show has surpassed the Beatles for the most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a…
The New York Post’s Richard Johnson, who has worked on Page Six for almost 25 years, is leaving his role as editor of the gossip pages of the New York tabloid, according to the Post. He’ll be moving to Hollywood…
Charlie Tillinghast, president of MSNBC.com says that having the website and the news channel sharing the same name "is brand insanity," reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Thus NBC Universal and Microsoft are discussing changing the name of…
How the Tribune Co. went from a once-respected media empire to a bankrupt company that’s shed more than 4,200 jobs since being bought by billionaire Sam Zell is the subject of a piece by David Carr in the New York Times….
Looking to profit from demand for devices based on Google’s Android software, Motorola is introducing six new smartphones, reports Bloomberg News. AT&T, the second-largest U.S. wireless operator, said it will soon start offering three of the Motorola phones, called the…
Is fledgling premium cable network Epix ready to commit to a scripted series order after it pulled the plug on its first scripted pilot, "Tough Trade?" That’s the question respected TV writer Nellie Andreeva raises at Deadline.com. The show had some big names in…
The Tennis Channel advanced in its discrimination case against Comcast, with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday granting its request to review the case, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The FCC wrote in a 17-page order that…
Google TV’s announcement on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, may be most telling in regard to which companies have not yet partnered with Google for the service, the New York Times reports. "[T]he announcement underscored the difficulties companies face as they…