David Hasselhoff left one show and is jumping into another, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actor recently left his judge post at NBC’s "America’s Got Talent." Now he’ll star in a 10-episode A&E reality series. The new series will track…
There will be an all-star cast of musicians performing for the "Hope for Haiti" telethon, including Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin…
By Dinah Eng The outlook for television news jobs in 2010 is brighter than it was last year, but the key to getting hired is having multimedia skills and the willingness to do more — for less money. News executives…
By Allison J. Waldman You don’t have to know the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest figures to realize that unemployment is a huge problem. Couple that with the sea change enveloping the ways of the news business, and you’ve…
By Dinah Eng Talent agents make their living by knowing where the jobs are, and how to place their clients. Whether you need an agent to land a job is, well, up to you. News executives say good talent agents…
Deciding whether an agent is right for you requires careful research and listening to your intuition. Like any partnership agreement, it’s important to assess whether you’ll get along with each other, and whether the agent has the right contacts for…
By Elizabeth Jensen All fall, they came fast and furious: Another conference or report on new funding models to reinvent and save journalism. Conferences at Harvard, Yale, Aspen, and reports from the Knight Foundation and Columbia University’s Journalism School, just…
Former Food Network star Emeril Lagasse is returning to television with a new ION series called "The Emeril Lagasse Show." As with his previous Food Network program, Lagasse will be cooking, welcoming celebrities and offering music from a live on-set band. The…