In a bounce back year, 2010 will be a big improvement over 2009 in terms of worldwide advertising on television, reports B&C. The increase is 3.7% reaching $116 billion this year according to a prediction from Informa Telecoms & Media,…
Syfy has greenlighted disaster movie "Super Eruption," about a monster volcano that erupts in Yellowstone Park, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The project, which is slated for Syfy’s Saturday night creature-feature slate, stars Richard Burgi of "Desperate Housewives" as a firefighter and…
By Chuck Ross Matt Lauer is denying a report that he’s split with his wife Annette, calling the story "a work of fiction," People.com reports. "I am living in my apartment with Annette and my children as a family and…
Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo said it will revamp its prime time lineup starting on Monday with an all-telenovela schedule, including a Spanish-language version of "Grey’s Anatomy," the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The Telemundo version will be called "A…
The Daily Beast’s political columnist John Avlon has been named a regular political contributor for CNN, TVNewser reports. Avlon, the author of "Independent Nation," had already appeared on the network, including starting its "Wingnuts of the Week" segment on"American Morning,"…
TV Everywhere is the phrase used by Time Warner Cable–and many in the industry in general–to describe the various plans cable operators have to allow their subscribers to view programming via the Internet, through myriad devices. But not everyone is…
Bob Ryan, a veteran Washington, D.C. weathercaster, is switching channels, reports the Washington Post. Ryan will move to WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in D.C., starting next week. The move is part of WJLA’s efforts to bump up its ratings to…
Angus T. Jones, the actor who plays the nephew to Charlie Sheen’s character on "Two and a Half Men," is close to renewing his contract with producing studio Warner Bros. TV to continue for two more seasons, Nellie Andreeva reports…
Conan O’Brien and NBC just can’t seem to completely cut ties, as Conan’s production company has a legal drama that is in serious contention for a midseason slot on the network, Deadline.com reports. "Garza," starring Jimmy Smits, has supposedly divided…