A recent interview CNN’s Howard Kurtz conducted on “Reliable Sources” with Kimberly Dozier, the CBS journalist wounded in Iraq, raises ethical questions because Mr. Kurtz’s wife worked as a publicist for Ms. Dozier on her memoir, the New York Times…
Former White House press secretary and conservative commentator for CNN Tony Snow cancelled a speaking engagement at Ashland College in Ohio because of an unspecified illness that doctors said prevented him from flying, according to the Associated Press. CNN had…
Actress Mary McCormack has made a career of playing “sensible” women on TV and in movies, but her role in USA Network’s new original series “In Plain Sight” gives her a chance to show off a bit, the Associated Press…
Adam Sandler will be given the MTV Generation Award at this weekend’s “MTV Movie Awards” in Universal City, Calif., the Hollywood Reporter says. Past winners include Jim Carrey and Tom Cruise, the newspaper reports. —Danny King
Netflix obtained the rights to be the exclusive DVD distributor of three shows from gay- and lesbian-themed cable network Logo, Daily Variety reports. “Wisecrack,” “Curl Girls” and “Visible Vote ’08: A Presidential Forum” will be available through Netflix this week,…
The Food Network is launching a new series, “Dear Food Network,” the New York Post reports. Viewers can submit a two-minute video explaining why their question should be answered on the program by a celebrity Food Network chef, the newspaper…
Ion Television Network will premiere RHI Entertainment’s four-hour original miniseries “The Summit” on June 15 at 7 p.m., TVNewsday reports. The miniseries will air in its entirety during the “RHI Movie Weekend,” the Web site says. Christopher Plummer, Bruce Greenwood…
The History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” will move to a road running from Inuvik, Canada, to Tuktoyaktuk after diamond mine owners wouldn’t let them return to the roads outside Yellowknife, the New York Post reports. The truckers will haul oil-exploration…
Discovery Channel cameras followed the traumas and staff of an emergency room for the series “911: The Bronx,” New York Daily News reports. The programming was shot last summer at St. Barnabas, a teaching hospital in the Bronx, the newspaper…
Satellite provider Dish Network has signed a deal with the Tennis Channel to broadcast this year’s French Open in an interactive format, allowing viewers to watch simultaneous matches on one screen with an option to select any match for single…