Many hosts of news programs ranging from CNN’s Larry King to Barbara Walters of "The View" are refusing to have Oprah Winfrey’s unauthorized biographer on their shows for fear of offending their friend, USA Today reports. "All said very openly…
Jay Leno has returned to his old spot, and something else is looking old, too, Bill Carter writes in the New York Times. While Leno’s show has boosted audiences more than 50% from Conan O’Brien’s average, the median age of…
Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke was paid $33.9 million in 2009, Multichannel News reports. Burke’s compensation jumped by 50%, reaching $33.9 million compared with $22.6 million in 2008, the article says. Stock awards, which totaled $10.1 million last year,…
News Corp. will significantly incorporate its broadcast operations into its presence at the 2010 Cable Show, with much of the push coming from Fox Sports, B&C reports. The show, scheduled for May 11-13 in Los Angeles, will include "several big…
In the relatively short time that Jay Leno has returned to take the helm of "The Tonight Show" the ratings of the program have improved substantially, Media Life reports. According to the article, "After a couple of early Letterman victories…
Mark Burnett is moving into out-of-home branded video, Advertising Age reports. According to the article, "Burnett is teaming with Vimby (Video in My Backyard) for a new venture to develop original content for brands with new-media distribution, including digital out-of-home…
For the first time, more Americans said they’d give up their television sets in favor of keeping their Internet connections, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. A survey by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research found that 49% would opt to drop…
He was " the anti-establishment provocateur behind the Sex Pistols," and much of the Punk movement , according to CNN, and he’s died of cancer at age 64. That could describe only one person: Malcolm McLaren, who managed the Sex Pistols during their…
Eliot Spitzer, continuing an image rehabilitation after being forced out of his job as New York governor following a prostitution scandal, stepped in as a guest host on "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on MSNBC on Thursday, the New York Daily…
Tribune Co. has reached an agreement with its top creditors, allowing it to file a reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court by Tuesday, the Tribune-owned Los Angeles Times reports. The agreement is supported by the unsecured creditors committee, which…