The parents in TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” are working on their marriage now that the current season of the reality show has ended, the New York Post reports. The tension over parenting eight children has been exacerbated by…
MTV will promote Green Day’s new single “Know Your Own Enemy” across its 66 television networks and 200 Websites across 162 countries next month, Daily Variety reports. The cable network, which will promote the video for the song on April…
Forbes tries to catch up with Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav as he meets with Oprah, gets ready for the upfront and relaunches cable networks. Zaslav is spending $15 million to shoot shows in high definition for the domestic and…
Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements has started an auction to sell off some of its movie theaters to pay down the family’s $1.6 billion in debt, the Wall Street Journal reports. The sale will help Redstone avoid selling his controlling interests…
Dan Rather marked the 100th episode of his HDNet newscast “Dan Rather Reports,” Uncle Barky reports. “It is by far the best news hour on TV. Dan hasn’t lost a step. His passion for reporting comes through every week,” HDNet…
David Simon, creator of “The Wire,” is working on a new project for HBO, “Treme,” a series set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press says. “This is an American story,” Simon tells the wire service. “This is…
IFC will air a six-part documentary on legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python, USA Today reports. The channel will also be showing the groups films, including “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” —Jon Lafayette
Lionsgate’s board of directors decided to stay neutral about Carl Icahn’s tender offer for the company’s debt, although a statement “strongly urged” debt holders to weigh factors before selling to the billionaire, Daily Variety reports. The board said that risks…
ABC Family will premiere the new Lindsay Lohan film “Labor Pains,” Access Hollywood reports, citing confirmation from the movie’s production company Nu Image/Millennium Films. The film will air in July, followed by a release on DVD, the site explains. “Labor”…
Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance at Discovery Communications’ upfront presentation to advertisers and media buyers in Chicago Thursday afternoon. Ms. Winfrey came out on-stage near the end of a presentation by Christina Norman, the former MTV president who now…