Many broadcast and cable media companies are feeling the effects of the trouble on Wall Street with many experiencing a stock drop on par with the overall markets and some getting hit harder. Disney closed on Wednesday with only a…
CBS Corp.’s Showtime division said in regulatory filings that it’s in discussions to acquire assets of Pro Elite Inc., a mixed martial arts entertainment company, the Wall Street Journal says. Showtime holds a 20 percent stake in the company, and…
“The Daily Show” correspondent Jason Jones will make an appearance on a future episode of CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother,” the Hollywood Reporter says. In the episode Jones will play Sarah Chalke’s ex and the father of her son….
TNT has ordered the drama pilot “Time Heals,” starring and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, the Hollywood Reporter says. Sony TV is on board to produce the project with Jamie Tarses and writer John Masius joining Smith as executive…
Brian Burns is busy with three upcoming projects for CBS and HBO, the Hollywood Reporter says. The CBS drama projects, which he is developing with his brother Ed Burns, include an ensemble about a group of NYFD arson investigators and…
Big Ten Network is scheduled to air an election special “Big Ten Battleground: Campaign 2008” tonight, Broadcasting and Cable reports. The network, dedicated to college sports in the Big Ten league, will reveal the results of its recent poll among…
HBO has signed the creative team behind the critically acclaimed mini-series “John Adams” for a new project based on James Ellroy’s books “The Cold Six Thousand” and “American Tabloid: A Novel,” Daily Variety reports. While HBO has had to option…
ESPN and the regional sports network YES have scheduled programming about New York’s Yankee Stadium in anticipation of the final game being played there on Sunday, Multichannel News reports. In addition to re-airing a documentary special about the field, pre-game…
The 25th annual Walter Kaitz Foundation dinner in New York Wednesday raised $1.7 million to support cable TV industry diversity programs, foundation executive director David Porter Jr. said. Organizations supported by the Kaitz Foundation supports organizations including the Emma Bowen…
CNN’s upcoming special “The Next President: A World of Challenges” will feature five former U.S. secretaries of state, Multichannel News reports. The secretaries—Madeline K. Albright, James A. Baker III, Warren Christopher, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Gen. Colin L. Powell—will…