Roger Ailes was paid $23 million last year in salary, bonuses and other compensation for his success in turning Fox News into a News Corp. “profit engine,” The New York Times reports. The paper said the unit is expected to…
Nickelodeon will launch the only preschool series centered entirely on teaching math to children, reports TVWeek contributor Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. The half-hour “Team Umizoomi,” which starts Jan. 25, has been in development for nearly five years,…
Rising license fees mean NBC Universal will lose money on the Winter Olympics this year, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol said Sunday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Ebersol said that sales had recently taken off, after a slow…
Showtime has ordered 10 episodes of a series about the Italian Renaissance family the Borgias, B&C reports. The show will go into production this spring and begin airing next year, with Jeremy Irons set to star as the family patriarch….
Disney Channel has confirmed that the upcoming fourth season of the hit series "Hannah Montana" starring Miley Cyrus will be the last for the show, according to the New York Post. The popular tweener comedy has been a solid performer…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Arbitron, Fox and PBS, among others, Thursday night at its 61st Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, reports B&C. Arbitron was recognized for its audience measurement technology and Fox and PBS received honors for pioneering…
Samsung HDTV and Blu-ray Players will soon have an interactive application that allows HSN viewers to shop by remote. HSN Shop by Remote will be on select 2010 models of Samsung televisions and players, making purchases instantaneous by using the remote…
Ted Turner offered to take 74 bison off the hands of Yellowstone National Park officials for five years, in exchange for getting to keep their most of their offspring, but critics complain they shouldn’t be given up for private profit,…