"After a string of major account losses, WPP’s GroupM today announced that Doug Checkeris, North American CEO of MediaCom, is leaving the agency and will be replaced by longtime MediaCom exec Harvey Goldhersz," Advertising Age reports. According to the article,…
The high-profile battle over who will be the cola sponsor of Simon Cowell’s new U.S. show, "The X Factor," is over, and the result marks a departure from Cowell’s longtime deal with Coca-Cola as sponsor of "American Idol," The New…
Clinton Kelly, the co-host of TLC’s "What Not to Wear," isn’t too fond of sharing the same network with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly commented on Palin during an appearance on HLN’s "The Joy…
After dropping millions of monthly visitors, News Corp.’s MySpace is poised to lay off about half of its staff, prompting speculation that the site may be prepared for a sale, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The site…
With a wave of new television-viewing devices–from Internet-capable TV sets to tablet computers–coming to market this year, more consumers might take the step that cable and satellite companies dread: cutting their subscriptions in favor of cheaper Web alternatives, report Dawn…
Anne Francis, who starred as a sexy private detective in the 1960s show “Honey West,” has died at the age of 80, the AP reports. Francis died Sunday in a Santa Barbara, Calif., nursing home following a bout with pancreatic…
Fox was careful to end the TV series "24" with a cliffhanger that left the door open for Jack Bauer to continue his counter-terrorist efforts on the big screen, but Fox is not happy with the "24" script, reports Entertainment…
A Grammy Award-winning singer who has been dogged by financial reversals and bankruptcies has opted to put her life on view as the star of a reality TV series on the WE network, reports the AP. "Braxton Family Values" will…
Despite a less than stellar season-ending NFL matchup on "Sunday Night Football," NBC easily won the night in both total viewers and the key adults 18-49 demo, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. NBC finished Sunday night with a 5.1 average overall rating…
One of the more enduring animated shows has been renewed for a ninth season, according to Deadline.com. Nickelodeon placed an order for 26 new episodes of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” to air through 2012, taking the show past the 200-episode threshhold. "SpongeBob…