Bruce Nash, whose clip shows such as “World’s Worst Drivers” were once derided, now feels some vindication as his techniques have gone mainstream with the popularity of YouTube and broadcasters copying the format, the New York Daily News reports. News…
Bill Maher is getting booed by his audience on “Real Time With Bill Maher” on HBO when he criticizes President Barack Obama, the McClatchy Newspapers report. He tells the newspapers that he understands Obama is a harder target than previous…
Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. arranged a private transaction with two unnamed bondholders that will keep 28% of $316 million in convertible debt from shareholder Carl Icahn, the Los Angeles Times reports. The transaction occurred as Icahn’s tender offer for the bonds…
Lifetime Movie Network’s premiere of “Natalee Holloway” Sunday night ranks as the highest rated and most viewed movie in the network’s history. “Holloway,” based on the novel “Loving Natalee: A Mother’s Testament of Hope and Faith,” scored a 1.8 rating…
E! has ordered a new reality series spun off from “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The new show, tentatively titled “Kourtney and Khloe in Miami,” will revolve around the younger Kardashians as they open a retail…
Robin Schwartz has resigned as president of Oprah Winfrey’s new cable channel, OWN Television. The departure was announced by Christina Norman, who was named CEO of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network months after Ms. Schwartz joined the company. OWN said…
Actor, filmmaker and Sundance Channel founder Robert Redford will accept the Promax|BDA Lifetime Achievement Award at the marketing association’s 2009 Conference in June, the group announced today. Mr. Redford, who got his start in television before moving on to star…
CNN is planning prime-time coverage of President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office with a broadcast that will echo its primary and general election coverage, the Associated Press reports. On April 29, the network will pre-empt regular programming to show…
Sunday morning’s political talk shows are including more blacks, with 40 appearances by black Americans on one of the four broadcast shows this year, the Associated Press reports. A year earlier, the Sunday morning shows had 25 appearances by black…