Industry insiders representing both the station side and the syndication side convene today in Las Vegas for marketing organization PromaxBDA’s first Station Summit, TVNewsCheck reports. One aim of the summit is to “reverse the exodus of budget-starved station executives from…
ABC’s broadcast of Game 4 of the NBA Finals was the top-rated program on television Tuesday night, the network announced, delivering an 11.1 overnight rating. It was the 23rd consecutive time that an NBA Finals telecast was the highest-rated show…
A special on political sex scandals will pre-empt one of Glenn Beck’s final Fox News programs, reports TVNewser.com. Beck’s 5 p.m. show on Friday will be pre-empted for "Bad Behavior: Political Sex Scandals," to be hosted by Greta Van Susteren,…
Signaling an increased interest in broadcast television from advertisers, The CW sold between $400 million and $420 million in commitments for its next TV season, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The CW secured rate increases between 10% to 12%,…
Actress Lindsay Lohan’s dad, the notorious “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher and former Major League pitcher Dwight Gooden have something in common, according to The Hollywood Reporter. All three will join the cast of the fifth season of "Celebrity Rehab…
In anticipation of the premiere later this month of his new "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" on Current TV, the former MSNBC political commentator opened up during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and dished about not only his new gig…
Katie Couric’s media spotlight is shining brightly ever since Monday’s confirmation by ABC that the former host of NBC’s “Today” show and CBS’s “Evening News” is now in business with the Alphabet Network. She has been on a media tour…
Nintendo has unveiled the eagerly anticipated Wii U, the successor to its hugely successful Wii, and with the new platform the company is hoping to recapture the old magic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Among the highlights, the new game…
A deal has been closed that will bring the box-office smash “X-Men: First Class” to television, Deadline.com reported. The movie, which opened at No. 1 last weekend with $55.1 million at the box office, will run on FX, the story…
Controversial film director Kevin Smith, known for his movies "Chasing Amy" and "Clerks," among others, is working with AMC on a new reality TV series that will be filmed at The Secret Stash, his comic book store in Red Bank,…