The television networks raced to cover Sen. Ted Kennedy’s health after he was taken to the hospital for a seizure yesterday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. News organizations at first said it was 91-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd who was removed from…
Maria Bartiromo appears close to signing a multiyear deal to keep her at CNBC, the New York Post reports. Her current agreement reportedly ends in March, and there had been speculation that she had been talking with Fox Business Channel’s…
Cable operators and phone companies are open to giving customers discounts, opting to hold onto them even if it means less revenue, the Wall Street Journal reports. Time Warner Cable is receptive to price breaks, a spokesman said. “The key…
The FCC is investigating Comcast’s phone service and whether the cable operator is giving preferential treatment to its own service at the expense of competitors’ services, the Associated Press reports. The FCC asked Comcast to justify the different treatment and…
Microsoft disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has sold its stake in Comcast, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast and Microsoft declined to comment. According to Comcast’s last proxy statement, the software giant had held a 7.26% stake in…
The FCC said rates for cable’s most popular programming packages rose 122% from 1995 to 2008, Multichannel News reports. The increase doesn’t reflect inflation or the cost of improvements, the trade publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Edward Burns and Elisabeth Moss, a co-star of “Mad Men,” have signed with Endeavor, the Hollywood Reporter says. She will continued to be managed by Gay Ribisi, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Judy Greer, Philip Winchester, Gregory Harrison and Maria Conchita Alonso have been hired to play parts in the Lifetime miniseries “Maneater,” the Hollywood Reporter says. They will join actor Sarah Chalke in the project, based on the book by Gigi…
Alyssa Milano received a restraining order against a man who she says has repeatedly tried to contact her and showed up at her home unannounced, the Associated Press reports. According to court records, a Ventura County judge granted Milano a…
Disney has hired Aardman Entertainment COO and Head of Features Stephen Moore, the Hollywood Reporter says. Moore will run Disney’s channel and distribution operations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada and replaces Tom Toumazis, who joined Endemol last…