The debut of a new NBC reality series has been pushed back to Oct. 15, according to The Hollywood Reporter, taking the show out of the lineup during the crowded fall premiere period. The show is "School Pride," a makeover…
Conan O’Brien’s new late-night cable show is getting ad prices that approach those of broadcast counterparts Jay Leno and David Letterman, Advertising Age reports. Ad buyers say Time Warner’s Turner cable unit is getting $30,000 to $40,000 for 30-second spots…
The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin, has been picked to appear as a contestant during the upcoming season of ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars," reports E! Online. Other celebrities believed to be in the cast…
A new SNL Kagan analysis released this week shows that cable, satellite and telco video combined lost 216,000 customers in the second quarter, the first such decline in history, Mediaweek reports. The loss brings total subscribers down to 100.1 million…
Oprah Winfrey has unveiled a few hints about the upcoming final episode of the syndicated "Oprah Winfrey Show," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. There’s a chance that the show, scheduled for spring 2011, will be broadcast from Soldier Field in the…
The co-star of a series on cable was arrested earlier this month for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, reports TMZ.com. It was the co-star of TLC’s "Cake Boss," Remy Gonzalez, who is the brother-in-law of the show’s star, Buddy Valastro. Gonzalez has been…
Hey, it’s the dog-days, it’s hot, so what’s a little screaming meltdown between friends? Still, it may not go over too well with your bosses. MSNBC President Phil Griffin and NBC News Steve Capus gave MSNBC host Ed Schultz a…
Former Disney topper Michael Eisner might replace Tribune Chairman Sam Zell after the company emerges from bankruptcy. So says our good friend–and absolutely first rate reporter/editor–Sallie Hofmeister and two of her colleagues, Dawn C. Chmielewski and Michael Oneal, at the Tribune-owned…
Scotsman Sir Sean Connery, who once starred as James Bond in a number of movies, including "Never Say Never Again," has said just that. In an interview with the Edinburgh Evening News on the occasion of his 80th birthday yesterday, Aug….