Brian Williams will lead NBC’s coverage of the political party conventions, anchoring the night at 10 p.m. while also fulfilling his “Nightly News” duties, TVNewser reports. Luke Russert, son of the late Tim Russert, has joined NBC News’ convention coverage…
Nickelodeon and National Amusements will offer episodes of preschool-geared TV shows at 36 theaters nationwide starting today, Media Daily News reports. Among the programs included in “Nick Jr. at the Movies” are “Dora the Explorer,” “The Backyardigans,” “Go, Diego, Go!”…
AMCtv.com is streaming the entire original CBS/NBC News special from Feb. 14, 1962, featuring a tour of the White House with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Time magazine reports. A bit of the special was seen during the second-season premiere of…
TNT has given the go-ahead for a new pilot from Emmy winner John Masius, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, “Time Heals,” centers on a nursing director in a North Carolina Hospital. Masius, who previously won an Emmy for his…
Discover Channel is developing a series dedicated to bringing some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s invention sketches to life, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has given a six-episode order for the tentatively titled ‘Doing Da Vinci,’ in which a team…
Cable News anchor from the ends of the political spectrum–MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and Fox’s Bill O’Reilly–appear to have agreed on one thing: wearing purple ties, the New York Times reports. The color is seen as neutral territory while covering a…
Dish Network plans to increase its high definition network lineup to 150 channels by the end of the year, Multichannel News reports. Earlier this week DirecTV said it will up its HD offerings to 130 in the next month, while…
Representatives of Women in Cable Telecommunications are scheduled to address members of Congress on the status of women in the cable workforce Thursday, Multichannel News reports. WICT is expected to release the results of its PAR project, which aimed to…
Cable company Cox Communications reached a distribution agreement with NBC Universal for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2012 Summer Games, Multichannel News says. Cox, which didn’t disclose details related to the Games in Vancouver and London, respectively, also said it…
C-SPAN will cover the Democratic Party’s platform meeting Aug. 9 as well as its national convention Aug. 25-29, Broadcasting & Cable reports. C-SPAN also will air the Republican Party’s platform meeting Aug. 26-27 while C-SPAN 2 will cover that party’s…