Less than five years after she became the first sole woman to anchor a network evening newscast, Katie Couric is leaving her job at "CBS Evening News," reports the Associated Press. Couric is expected to debut a syndicated talk show…
ESPN has finally announced the name for its new Texas-based network. The network, which, as previously announced, will cover the University of Texas with a network on-air 24 hours a day, will be called the "Longhorn Network." The longhorn is a breed…
Another public television station in a top 20 market is leaving the PBS fold, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The station is WMFE-TV in Orlando, Fla., which is being purshased by an undisclosed buyer….
Parents of Rutgers students are upset over the decision to pay $32,000 to Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi for a visit to the New Jersey university, reports the New York Post. About 2,000 students attended the "Jersey Shore" star’s Thursday night discussions,…
A new over-the-air television channel is in the works from a group headed by former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III, B&C reports. Bounce TV, based in Atlanta, is aimed at African-American viewers, primarily in the 25-54…
After the unscripted show "Mobbed" performed well in its Thursday debut, Fox is ordering eight more episodes of the show hosted and executive produced by Howie Mandel, reports B&C. The debut episode earned a 3.8 rating among viewers 18 to…
TiVo is reporting that an "unauthorized person" gained access to email addresses and the first names of its customers after a security breach into a database, according to Multichannel News. TiVo said the security breach happened at a third-party marketing…
Citing the successful takeover of NBCUniversal, Comcast announced that it boosted Chief Executive Brian Roberts’ 2010 pay, reports Bloomberg. The company increased Roberts’ compensation by 14% to $31.1 million, according to the story. Roberts and other Comcast executives "successfully managed…
CBS’s new spy show "CHAOS" debuted Friday to disappointing ratings, TVLine.com reported. The show did lead its 8 p.m. time slot with a modest 6.43 million total viewers, but it struggled in the key 18-49 demo, averaging only a 1.1…
Fox Networks and National Geographic are working together to debut a new cable network, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The network will be a Spanish-language channel, part of an effort by the companies to tap into the…