Comedy was popular at the 2007 Peabody Awards, where winners announced Wednesday included “The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central’s weeknightly satire of cable news, and “30 Rock,” NBC’s very contemporary comedy of network manners. Other winners were “Project Runway,” Bravo’s reality…
Sundance Channel has signed Elton John and Elvis Costello for a new series that will launch later this year. Mr. John’s Rocket Pictures will produce “Elvis Costello With…,” a talk show hosted by Mr. Costello featuring musical elements. The program,…
National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin will remain an adversary to the cable industry for the rest of his term, Multichannel News reports. The industry is building relationships with the other…
CNN and MSNBC are among cable networks that have broadened the racial and gender diversity among their political commentators while covering the presidential race, the New York Times says. NBC News Senior VP Phil Griffin said MSNBC is trying to…
MTV Networks next month will air about 100 commercials for the feature film “Speed Racer” that will morph into a text-message contest awarding the winner a $100,000 replica of the title character’s car, the Hollywood Reporter says. Viewers will be…
Food Channel and HGTV parent E.W. Scripps said yesterday that Timothy Stautberg will be chief financial officer after the company splits off its interactive division in July. Stautberg joined Scripps in 1990 and has overseen investor relations since 1999. –Danny…
Fox Television promoted a handful of executives, including Beth Miyares and James Oh, Daily Variety reports. Miyares, named vice president of current programming, has worked on shows such as “Prison Break” and “Back to You,” while Oh has been involved…
TNT has given the go-ahead to drama series “Truth in Advertising,” from the creators of “The Closer,” Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin. The show stars Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh as ad executives whose friendship and professional relationship is…
Lifetime Television has greenlit a second season of its rookie makeover show “How to Look Good Naked.” The series sees former “Queer Eye” star Carson Kressley padding the closet and self-image of a different woman each week. The show will…
Media agency Starcom said it has made upfront advertising deals worth millions of dollars with high-definition programmers ahead of the regular broadcast upfront market. Starcom is making the deals based on set-top box data from DirecTV and Charter Communications in…