For years the word has been that the vast majority of the "Tonight Show" hosted by Johnny Carson had been destroyed. It turns out that while that is true about the episodes Carson hosted for the first ten years of the "Tonight…
After hearing that Levi Johnston would be running for the job of mayor of Wasilla, Alaska in his proposed reality show, the town’s current mayor has some advice for the 20-year old, reports ETonline.com. Mayor Verne E. Rupright said, "I…
In a call with analysts on Tuesday, Aug. 10th, 2010, to discuss third quarter earnings, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger "said the company would become ‘aggressive’ in experimenting with how soon it release its movies to the home through…
In the second promotion from WCBS-TV in New York to the CBS station group in the past two months, David Friend, VP/news director for WCBS, has been promoted to senior VP of news for parent CBS Television Stations, B&C reports….
Production giant Endemol has acquired a majority piece of the reality production outfit Authentic Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Endemol already has a large piece of the reality television market, and the acquisition expands its stake. Authentic is behind…
In a push to promote and sell Wi-Fi capable television sets, Sam’s Club will make its stores free WI-FI zones, reports The Wall Street Journal. The idea is to make consumers more comfortable with the technology by demonstrating how it…
"Shark Tank," which TVWeek has to admit is one of its very favorite guilty pleasures, has been renewed by ABC for a second season. The show and has added comedian Jeff Foxworthy as a judge for three of the eight…
Advertisers and backers are beginning to return to entertainment videos made exclusively for the Web, following a tough time during the start of the recession, the New York Times reports. One recent example, according to the article, is a branded entertainment…
Clearly, the biggest story about those who write about Hollywood over the past several years has been the rise of Nikki Finke and her Deadline.com. Now Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), whose portfolio includes Deadline.com, has hired someone on the business…
For the second quarter, Viacom posted net earnings of $420 million, an increase of 52% from a year ago at this time, reports B&C. Company executives noted improvements in the advertising market and the economic landscape as a whole, along…