The National Cable & Telecommunications Association announced the winners of its 2010 Vanguard Awards and the top honors go to NBC Universal’s Bonnie Hammer and Cablevision’s James Dolan. The two will receive “Distinguished Leadership” awards at the NCTA’s Cable Show…
The CW plans to double the number of commercials it runs in Web versions of its shows, bringing them to par with the number of commercials in the broadcast versions, the Wall Street Journal reports [The WSJ uses a subscription…
White House State Dinner crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi are being rewarded for their antics: They are front and center in Bravo’s “Real Housewives of D.C.” expected to premiere in the summer, The Daily Beast reports. The stunt cost presidential…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, at a House Communications & Internet Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s broadband plan, was vague when asked whether broadcasters would be forced to give up spectrum if voluntary measures didn’t work, B&C reports. Genachowski…
Cable ratings in the first quarter dropped 2% among viewers in the 18-49-year-old demo, while during the same time period broadcast networks gained 2% among that same demo, Media Daily News reports, citing stats from Nielsen Media Research. The last…
Fox Sports president David Hill is promising younger musical talent for next year’s Super Bowl half-time show, the Los Angeles Times reports. This year’s Super Bowl halftime show featured legendary rock band The Who. Hill joked that he became nauseous…
After going back and forth between Discovery and A&E, Mark Burnett’s "Sarah Palin’s Alaska" has landed in the Discovery fold, the TLC network to be exact, reports the Los Angeles Times. Early reports hinted that "Alaska" would end up with Discovery’s…
Football fans are going to continue to get a behind-the-scenes taste of the NFL, as sources close to negotiations have said HBO has decided on the latest team to be featured in its "Hard Knocks" series, the New York Times…
Last night’s broadcast of NHL hockey in 3D on the MSG network has been declared a success by the network, reports B&C. The game — the New York Rangers vs. the New York Islanders — was the first live 3D sports…
Jennifer Love Hewitt isn’t just guest-starring in the NBC pilot “Love Bites,” she’s also going to headline an original movie for Lifetime, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The film, written by Suzanne Martin (“Frasier”) is tentatively titled "The List." Love plays…