HBO will develop a book that has both won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as one of her book club selections—Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides—as a series, reports Melissa Grego of B&C. Major talent is associated with…
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who will be one of the featured guests at tomorrow’s memorial for Michael Jackson, attacked the media yesterday for its coverage of Jackson’s death. “I’m here because of the disgraceful and the despicable way [the media]…
All the major networks except CBS plan live coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial from Los Angeles on Tuesday, Variety says. ABC, NBC, Fox and Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, E! Entertainment and TV Guide Network will carry the memorial live…
The state of West Virginia has sued Comcast, “alleging that the cable operator violates state antitrust and consumer-protection laws by forcing subscribers to lease set-top boxes,” according to Multichannel News. The suit is similar to one that Comcast faces in…
Independence Day is over, but for producer/executive Peter Johnson, the biggest holiday of July is still a few weeks away. Johnson is president of Wonderland Media, a unit of director McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision, the multimedia production company that…
Outspoken Rep. Pete King, (R-N.Y.) said Sunday in a video posted on YouTube that the media had “disgraced itself” with excessive Michael Jackson coverage in recent days, Newsday says. Standing outside an American Legion Hall on Long Island, King said:…
While many TV buyers and sellers are slogging through a tough upfrront season, at least one automaker, Subaru, has been working on deals to get its cars integrated into programming, especially in a number of cable TV shows. Andrew Hampp…
Cable network TV One will launch a Sunday public affairs show aimed at the black audience in September, the Associated Press says. Called “Washington Watch,” it will be anchored by CNN commentator Roland Martin. –Elizabeth Jensen