Benita Fitzgerald Mosley will step down from her position as president-CEO of Women in Cable and Telecommunications on June 30. Ms. Mosley, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist, is departing the organization to join USA Track & Field as chief of…
MTV has scheduled the next cycle of “The Real World” to debut on June 24, Daily Variety says. The newest version is set in Cancun, Mexico and represents the 22nd season of the show, the trade paper says. –Aimee Picchi
Economically challenge fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers are upset that their team’s playoff games are being televised only on cable channel TNT, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. “I gave up all my frills, and cable was a frill,” Eric Smith…
Preschool entertainment group The Wiggles are defecting to Sprout from the Disney Channel, Multichannel News reports. The Wiggles have given the Disney Channel notice about their move, and The Wiggles Pty Ltd. managing director Mike Conway tells the publication that…
Bravo is looking for possible replacements for the next season of the “Real Housewives of New York City,” while it quietly negotiates with the six stars of the show, the New York Post reports. The show’s stars are asking for…
National Geographic has scheduled the fishing show “Hooked” to appear on Mondays at 10 p.m. starting June 29, Daily Variety reports. The move comes after the special averaged 1.8 million total viewers from 2006 through Feb. 2009, the trade paper…
Roger Ailes gave an employee address to staffers of Fox News and Fox Business Network, praising the business network’s reach within its first year and a half, TVNewser reports. Ailes said that the business network is available in more homes…
HBO’s series “True Blood,” based on Charlaine Harris’ “Dead Until Dark” has help boost Ms. Harris’ latest vampire book, “Dead and Gone,” to the top of the best-seller list, the New York Times reports. It’s the first time in three…
Wayne Allwine, who provided the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, died on May 18 from complications to diabetes, Daily Variety reports. He was 62, the trade paper says. Allwine started voicing Mickey Mouse in 1977 for segments of…
Turner Broadcasting announced new original series projects with Steven Spielberg, Steven Bochco and Kevin James, Television Week reports. Turner, which is crashing the broadcast networks’ upfront advertising sales week with a presentation of its own today, has been pumping up…