The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Fox News Channel for allegedly retaliating against a reporter who had complained of gender bias against the network, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge filed a complaint in 2007 alleging…
Thanks to increased support from Chevrolet, Major League Baseball and Fox will start Game 3 of the World Series at the earliest start to a World Series game since 1987, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Game 3 will begin…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross explains the importance of Arthur Penn’s TV roots. Penn, the director of the popular, undeniably influential movie "Bonnie and Clyde," died this week. Ross connects the TV (and Broadway) dots of Penn’s life, and…
In what could be a groundbreaking change the decades-old system of how networks and affiliates share advertising revenue, ABC is implementing a new program that will allow the network to exchange inventory with its 200 affiliates throughout the year, reports…
The four Los Angeles-area PBS affiliates gathered on Wednesday to discuss a restructuring plan that would create a consortium between them, in an effort to keep KCET-TV from breaking away from PBS, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan would…
A tech wizard who pioneered slow-motion instant replay in the 1960s and developed the first broadcast-quality hand-held cameras has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robert Trachinger, who spent 35 years at ABC and won two Emmys, was 86. He…
Three stars of Discovery’s reality program "Deadliest Catch" have quit the program, including Capts. Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand, who were sued earlier this month by Discovery for allegedly not working on a planned spinoff special, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s THR,…
ESPN has named a new marketing executive, the all-sports network has announced. "ESPN has named Carol Kruse, a global brand marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience, as its senior vice president, marketing," the company said in the…
Barry Diller is resigning as chairman of Live Nation. The news was first reported by Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter. Live Nation "was created in January by the merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment, the world’s largest ticketing company, and Live…
Hulu has signed up "a handful" of advertising sponsors pledging significant monies to air their ads during the debut of the online-television site’s subscription service, reports the New York Post. Each of the sponsors is be paying $2 million for…