Ruby Gettinger, the subject of a new series on Style, is trying to get down to 145 pounds, according to the Los Angeles Times. The effort is remarkable considering she weighed 477 last year, when doctors told her she was…
If you didn’t get the NFL Network last year, or the year before, you still can’t get it, the New York Times says. NFL Network is about to start its eight-game schedule of live regular season telecasts, but it doesn’t…
Cox Communications plans to cut its work force by about 460 jobs, or 2%, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says. The company had revenues of $8.3 billion last year and recently announced plans to offer wireless phone service next year. “Essentially we…
An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million who watched Election…
The Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert-anchored “Indecision 2008: America’s Choice,” which aired live last night, became the highest-rated and most-watched special in Comedy Central’s “Indecision” political series. Capping the special with the live announcement of Sen. Barack Obama winning the presidency, “America’s…
To coincide with its first annual Expedition Week, the National Geographic Channel will launch an online adventure game Sunday, MediaPost reports. Players will create a virtual alter-ego that ventures to find artifacts and earn virtual cash, says MediaPost. The network…
A&E Network has ordered new original series “Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design.” “Tackling Design” follows the former NFL pro and current ESPN analyst as he attempts to make a name for himself as an interior designer. The network also has renewed…
Time Warner reported basically flat financial results for the third quarter, and said it was adjusting its full-year business outlook downward in the face of a “challenging economic environment.” Revenue rose at the company’s cable networks. Net income totaled $1.07…
Turner Broadcasting’s Adult Swim, the late-night program block on Cartoon Network, will be expanding by a hour beginning in January. Adult Swim will start at 10 p.m. and run through 6 a.m. under the new schedule. It now appears from…
With an Obama administration on the way, AT&T and Comcast may find some of their business practices under scrutiny, Bloomberg reports. The Democrat favors “net neutrality” by Internet service providers. The policy is favored by Internet-based business such as Google,…