Nick Grad will continue as executive VP of original programming at FX, Daily Variety reports. Grad is credited with developing hit original shows for the network including “Damages,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” FX also has…
Daily Variety reports reality TV producer Mark Burnett is casting his next MTV project by using classifieds Web site Craigslist. The ad calls for four people living in the Southern California area to audition for a show based on the…
The cable voter-registration initiative “Countdown to Youth Vote” is entering its second and final phase, Broadcasting & Cable reports. On-air spots featuring young people vocalizing issues important to them will be televised on Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner and Charter…
Showtime Networks and producer-writer-actor Carl Reiner will be honored at the Paley Center for Media’s annual gala. Proceeds from the event, to be held Dec. 11 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif., will benefit the Paley…
Cable operators Comcast and Time Warner are confident about picking up new subscribers when the nation’s broadcasting signal switches from analog to digital in February, Reuters reports. There are about 2 million to 3 million homes in places where digital…
TBS has renewed “The Bill Engvall Show” for a third season. The network has ordered 10 episodes to premiere in summer 2009. TBS also will air two special episodes of the show in time for the holidays. “There’s something about…
Verizon Wireless is working with major TV programmers to add several new channels to its VCast video service, the company announced Wednesday. NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and Comcast’s G4 all said they are going mobile on VCast. Verizon customers will…
MSNBC president Phil Griffin debunked rumors saying that the cable news network’s recent anchor shuffle for the presidential elections came as a result of corporate pressure generated by disgruntled shareholders, the New York Observer reports. The paper describes what went…
Autism is getting more attention in the media, but a special scheduled to appear Oct. 1 on Discovery Health takes a unique look at how one family is dealing with an extraordinary burden caused by the condition. “Autism X6” looks…
During competing interviews with presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Bill O’Reilly’s “The O’Reilly Factor” bested Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown” by more than double the amount of viewers, while MSNBC’s premiere of “The Rachel Maddow Show” beat CNN cornerstone “Larry King Live.” Both…