Ad buyers are less than enthusiastic about the decision by a station in the country’s largest TV market to replace "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which is ending its 25-year run this week, with a longer news broadcast, reports the New…
An offbeat comedy from New York novelist Sam Lipsyte, who is known for novels such as "The Ask" as well as his work in The New Yorker and Harper’s, is being developed by HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
After lying to his wife about having tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show’s” final taping, a Canadian man drove to Chicago and allegedly faked his own mugging and now faces jail time for filing a false report, according to the…
The TV programming executive who helped develop such diverse TV shows as "Mad Men,’ "Weeds,’ "Crash’ and ‘Nurse Jackie,’ will step down once her contract ends this fall, reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Writes Andreeva, "Barbara Wall is stepping down…
Showtime announced that it is renewing one high-profile show and canceling another one, Deadline.com reported. Being picked up for a fourth season is “Nurse Jackie,” which stars Edie Falco. Meanwhile, the pay-cable network is canceling “United States of Tara.” Falco…
There’s a new cable network president in the industry, it was announced today. She’s the popular and well-respected Wonya Lucas. Lucas will be the president and CEO of TV One, succeeding Johnathan Rogers, who is retiring as of July 31. Most recently,…
An appearance on a reality show focusing on a rare syndrome has caught the attention of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who is calling for an investigation, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Stanley Thornton, one of the subjects of an episode…
Online retailer Amazon.com is taking the full plunge into book publishing, launching a publishing house this summer that will be based in New York, Crain’s New York Business reports. The company has been dabbling in publishing with digital imprints such…
Spike TV announced that it has picked up six episodes of a new, original series. The announcement was made today by Tim Duffy, the network’s senior VP of original series. “Flipping Foreclosures,” a half-hour unscripted series, will premiere in fall…
ESPN has announced the appointment of a new vice president, Sales Marketing, for ESPN’s Customer Marketing and Sales group. The job is being taken by Cindy Freed, who will oversee the ad sales marketing group, including ESPN’s Co-Marketing team, Creative…