Comedy Central got it done as its “Roast of Larry the Cable Guy” became the network’s most-watched and highest-rated show of the year in total viewers and adults 18-49, the network announced today. The roast drew 4.1 million viewers and…
MTV Networks is in conversations with a number of online distribution partners to expand the reach of its programming online, the company said during a panel at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW Blog: Trial &…
Discovery Communications is suing Amazon.com Inc. alleging that Amazon’s Kindle electronic book product infringes on a patent the media company holds. The suit was filed in United States District Court in Delaware. Discovery says it and its founder, John Hendricks…
The Sci Fi cable channel, soon to be renamed Syfy, says it is moving into the youth market by forming a partnership with Acclaim Games and ZooKazoo to develop a series of online games and entertainment destinations. The partnership will…
Liberal activists and economists are following Jon Stewart’s lead in calling on CNBC to be tougher on Wall Street, the Associated Press reports. The Progressive Chance Campaign Committee and Media Matters are spearheading an online petition. “You screwed up badly,”…
Jon Stewart was wrong in accusing Jim Cramer and CNBC of covering up the financial shenanigans that led up to the financial collapse, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen says. Cohen asks: How could Cramer have known companies like Bear Stearns,…
Dallas chef Blythe Beck is close to getting her half-hour nonfiction series picked up by Oxygen, Daily Variety reports. “The Naughty Kitchen” has tested well in screenings, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
Andy Samberg of “Saturday Night Live” has been tapped to host the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, his first time hosting the event, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show will air live on May 31 and includes categories such as “best…
Cable operator Charter Communications said its fourth-quarter loss grew to $1.5 billion from $468 million a year ago, the Associated Press reports. Debt-burdened Charter, controlled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, plans to make a pre-packaged bankruptcy filing by April. —Jon…
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale writes in USA Today that North Carolina will survive March Madness and win the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship. He picks No. 1 seeds Pittsburgh, Louisville and Connecticut to make it to the final four….