John McCain staffers, including campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds, were seen at the CNN Grill in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday night despite the fact the network and the campaign haven’t been on the best of terms in recent days, CNN and…
Christina Aguilera and Kanye West have been added to the lineup of performers for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards airing Sept. 7. Ms. Aguilera will perform a special rendition of “Genie in a Bottle,” marking the 25th annual VMAs…
More people watched Alaska governor and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin’s speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention on Fox News than on any other network, cable or broadcast. It was the most-watched telecast in the history of cable news…
Showtime and Metropolitan Home magazine are collaborating to create a “showhome,” AdAge reports. The country’s top interior designers will use Showtime’s original shows as inspiration when designing mogul Michael Hirtenstein’s home in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. Seven designers…
HBO’s “Entourage” has partnered with Whrrl to provide online maps to track exactly where Vinny Chase and his entourage dine, drink and buy shoes, the Los Angeles Times reports. When you get to the homepage, simply click on the photo…
Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will play herself on an upcoming episode of ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” TV Guide reports. On the episode, Johnson gets to flirt in the school hallway with Daren Kagasoff’s…
CNBC and professional networking Web site LinkedIn are partnering, Reuters reports. The business channel will begin airing content generated by the site’s 27 million members including survey and poll results. LinkedIn stands to benefit from CNBC’s programming, articles, blogs, financial…
Fox News Channel was back in its familiar driver’s seat at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Fox easily dominated Tuesday night’s cable and broadcast ratings in the 10 o’clock hour with 6.2 million viewers, according to the…
TNT has ordered a script for a spinoff inspired by its hit original series “The Closer,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The network confirmed the order but has yet to reveal any details, including which character from the Kyra Sedgwick-starring series…
After weeks of speculation as to how pop star Britney Spears would be involved in this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, the network has officially announced that Spears will open the show but not perform, TelevisionWeek reports. Spears’ manager Larry…