Many Hollywood studios are considering proceeding with their planned filming schedules as a possible strike by the Screen Actors Guild appears less likely following rival union AFTRA’s decision to ratify an agreement, the Wall Street Journal says. Meanwhile, the studios…
HBO gave the green light to the Forest Whitaker-produced pilot “Fat Sells,” Daily Variety reports. The show will follow a family in the herbal weight loss business as the FDA begins investigating the company. 25/7’s Dave Broome will serve as…
Rev. Jesse Jackson was unknowing caught on tape after an interview with Fox News Channel saying he believes Sen. Barack Obama has been “talking down” to blacks and he would like to “cut his nuts off,” Daily Variety reports. Jackson…
The city of Los Angeles announced it will name the intersection of Sunset and Cahuenga “Larry King Square” honoring the CNN anchor, the Los Angeles Times reports. The city says its decision was influenced by the “second golden era” in…
YES Network CEO Tracy Dolgin told the Wall Street Journal the two main reasons why some regional sports networks like YES find success: Large market size and a popular franchise. As an independent cable network carrying some 130 New York…
Bloomberg L.P. will consolidate some of its divisions in a restructuring that three units: news, data and financial products, the New York Times reports. The news unit, in addition to running the company’s news-gathering component, will oversee its media assets…
AMC’s “Mad Men” will skip ahead 14 months to 1962 when it returns for its second season on July 27, the Orlando Sun-Sentinel reports. Creator Matthew Weiner told critics at a TCA panel that he hopes to be in 1968…
ESPN will scale back its planned nine-hour “SportsCenter” block to six hours, the Hollywood Reporter says. Six live hours of the program will air Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the newspaper says. Hannah Storm and Josh…
Mike Murphy will join MSNBC as a commentator, the New York Times reports. Murphy served as John McCain’s strategist during the 2000 presidential race, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
Fox News Channel correspondent Greg Kelly has been tapped to co-anchor “Good Day New York” for Fox’s broadcast outlet in New York, TVNewser reports. Several anchors have filled in for the position since Ron Corning was let go in April,…