In what will be a papal first, Pope Benedict will answer viewers’ questions on television on Good Friday, April 22, reports The Guardian. The catch is that the pope has agreed to only answer three questions–and each of those must…
Charlie Sheen’s latest target is one of his former co-stars on “Two and a Half Men,” E! News reports. The recently fired actor expressed anger toward Jon Cryer for failing to reach out to Sheen. "Like I said: You’re with…
Fox’s "House" was the top show in the Nielsen ratings Monday night while NBC’s “The Event” returned from hiatus with a two-hour episode that did even more poorly than the struggling show was doing before the break, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. “The…
A former drug addict who went into stand-up comedy and became one of the five finalists on the most recent season of NBC’s "Last Comic Standing" has died at the age of 44, the AP reported. Mike DeStefano became a…
The dispute between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions over the Golden Globes broadcasts appears likely to end up in court following a ruling Monday by a federal judge that struck down a motion by Clark’s company…
NCC Media has expanded and formalized its local TV sales program under the brand I+, or Interconnected Plus, and the service provides TV marketers with access to millions of additional customers from satellite providers and telco systems, MediaPost reported. “The…
Food Network announced that the season premiere of “Chopped All-Stars” pulled in big numbers Sunday night, contributing to the network’s highest-rated March night ever. The 9 p.m. premiere was the second-highest-rated show of the night in adults 25-54 on ad-supported…
Bill Koenigsberg, CEO of Horizon Media, said technology is transforming the marketing world at a rapid pace and urged advertising agencies to keep up with the changes, Jon Lafayette writes in Broadcasting & Cable. "There are going to be a…
Cablevision and Group M have joined forces for what the companies say is an industry first–delivering advertising simultaneously from five different marketers during a single 30-second commercial spot, MediaPost reports. The achievement involves almost 3 million homes in the New…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors, recognizing TV programs that have had significant impact on the viewing audience and represent “television with a conscience.” The eight shows to…