Future White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel took time out from the transitioning of administrations Friday evening to roast Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert at an event benefiting the Spina Bifida Association founded by PBS’ Judy Woodruff, the Huffington Post…
Fox News Channel has decided not to renew the contract of E.D. Hill, its anchor for more than a decade, TVNewser reports. A former co-host of its morning show, “Fox & Friends,” Hill, who made headlines this year when she…
TVNewser is just as confused as everyone with the news of Arianna Huffington’s guest hosting gig tonight on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” given Huffington’s testy relationship with NBC News and its late senior VP and “Meet the Press” anchor…
ESPN has outbid Fox for the rights to most of the major end-of-season college bowl games,b including the BCS Championship game. The $500 million, four-year deal puts the football games on cable for the first time. College football becomes one…
WE tv has expanded its production team, naming CarolAnne Dolan vice president of nonfiction development and production. Ms. Dolan will oversee creation and development of new original programming, including casting, editorial content and production staff. WE also has promoted Theresa…
MTV shot the last episode of “TRL” Sunday and stars including Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Knowles, Diddy and Kid Rock showed up to pay their respects, the New York Times says. The show has been losing viewers since 2000 and MTV…
A year after being acquired by NBC Universal, Oxygen Media is looking to pump up its programming with shows including “Naughty Kitchen” and “The Girls” in development, TelevisionWeek reports. Under NBC Universal, the network has cut cost added distribution and…
Former pro wrestling superstar Ric Flair and NFL legend Lawrence Taylor are pitching reality shows, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “It is easy to sit here and say how pathetic either would be: just another former star trying to hang on…
Brian Dennehy will co-star opposite Donnie Wahlberg in the upcoming TNT pilot “Bunker Hill,” the Hollywood Reporter says. In the drama Dennehy will portray a flower shop owner with connections to a mob boss. CBS’ comedy pilot “The Kareskys” has…