With News Corp. President and COO Peter Chernin leaving his post in June, the company loses a ‘Solomonic’ figure who mediated disputes between units at the media conglomerate, TVWeek reports. While CEO Rupert Murdoch is stepping into the roles Chernin…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch wrote the company will create “a streamlined management structure between our Los Angeles-based business units and the rest of the company,” according to a memo to employees about the departure of Peter Chernin, the Los…
Two Hollywood agencies on Monday sent out internal e-mails saying that James Murdoch will replace departing President and COO Peter Chernin at News Corp., DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports. News Corp. and Fox sought to scuttle the speculation about James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s…
Comcast has promoted Steve Margosian to oversee sales and marketing for its Versus network and Golf Channel, MediaPost reports. The move comes as the company integrates sales operations of the two channels, the trade site says. —Aimee Picchi
The History Channel is producing 12 online episodes of “Great and Telling Tales,” MediaPost reports. The Web-only show is hosted by historian Timothy Dickinson, who adds wry observations to the animated program, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Comcast said it will start a Web-based video-on-demand service by the end of the year, TVPredictions.com says, citing an article in Home Media Magazine. Comcast said the service would include programs and movies from TV networks and Hollywood studios, the…
Charles Barkley pleaded guilty to charges of driving drunk and will serve jail time, the Associated Press reports. Barkley, who works as a TV analyst for TNT, will begin a five-day jail term on March 21, the news agency reports….
Snoop Dogg is confident viewers “will definitely be entertained” with his new MTV variety show, “Dogg After Dark,” the Los Angeles Times reports. It’s a format that hasn’t always worked for other stars, including Rosie O’Donnell with her “Rosie Live”…
Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami is taking a page from the Disney Channel’s playbook, the New York Times says. Next month it will debut “Penguins of Madagascar,” an animated series with some characters from the “Madagascar” movies, which was brought to…
Starz has renewed “Crash,” its first original drama series, for a second season, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show will drop about half its story lines in the next season under the direction of a new creative team led by…