Another top ABC executive is making the move to NBC, Deadline.com reports. Following the move two months ago by Jeff Bader, ABC’s top scheduler, his second-in-command, VP Steve Kern, will be joining Bader at NBC, the story reports. “NBC has…
TNT announced today that it has greenlighted a new crime series from executive producers Frank Darabont (“The Walking Dead,” “The Shawshank Redemption”), Michael De Luca (“The Social Network,” “Moneyball”) and Elliot Webb (“Tall Time Tales”). The network ordered six episodes,…
A second major blue-chip sponsor has decided it can no longer have Lance Armstrong as a spokesperson for its product., afte ra major report came out last week linking the cyclist wide-ranging doping activities and stripped him of his seven Tour…
As part of a trend designed to get viewers of television programming to stick around for the commercials, ABC’s “Suburgatory” is letting a character from the show stray into commercials for Lowe’s, Advertising Age reports. “TV networks are allowing characters…
Despite a request from Peter Berg, the executive producer of the award-winning drama "Friday Night Lights," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to use the motto from the show "Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose," reports The Washington Post. Before…
Marketers Target and Neiman Marcus have formed a partnership on a new product line, and now they’re bringing in another partner: the ABC show “Revenge.” Advertising Age reports that the marketers, who are collaborating on a holiday collection, want to…
Katie Couric’s syndicated talk show "Katie" has a search under way for a new producer amid speculation that executive producer Jeff Zucker plans to leave the show, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I hear talks with potential candidates are under…
The new syndicated daytime talk show “Steve Harvey” has blossomed into a strong companion program and lead-in for “Ellen” on the NBC Owned Television Stations, with both the programs and the stations benefiting from the relationship, TVNewsCheck reports. But another…
"Kate Plus 8" star Kate Gosselin has been fired from her latest job, People reports. She had been blogging at the website CouponCabin. Here’s a note about the firing posted by CouponCabin CEO Scott Kluth on the site: To all…
A new block of programming from Nick Jr. has sparked protests from some parents, who are asking advertisers to pull support for the shows, reports MediaLife.com. The protest is aimed at the adult programming block NickMom, which features shows such…