The infomercial pioneer who introduced television viewers to Ginsu knives has died, reports the Associated Press. Barry Becher was 71. Becher brought TV viewers devices such as the Miracle Slicer and Armourcote Cookware, with TV ads that urged viewers to…
NBC reportedly wants to protect Savannah Guthrie, the new co-host of "Today," from the wrath of Ann Curry fans who are upset at Curry’s ouster from the show, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Thousands of Ann Curry fans…
Former “Today” host Katie Couric commented on Thursday’s farewell to the NBC morning show by Ann Curry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Couric said the goodbye "really broke my heart" because "I know she’s suffering and is feeling a lot…
On Thursday a number of journalists, including ones at CNN, Fox News and The Huffington Post, initially reported, incorrectly, that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down a key provision of the healthcare law. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross…
A move is in store for a fixture of New York television news as part of a shakeup in the station’s on-air lineup, B&C reports. Leaving his spot on WNYW-TV’s 10 p.m. newscast is Ernie Anastos, the story reports. Anastos…
HBO, which has been under pressure to distribute its content in a pay-per-view online format, will license some of its shows to Hulu — but there’s a big catch: The shows will be available in Japan, reports EW.com’s Inside TV….
USA Network’s "Burn Notice" has cast a "CSI" actor as a cocaine smuggler in the show’s sixth season, reports TVLine.com. The actor is Jose Zuniga, the story reports. His character, Vasquez, is “clever and sadistic," the story notes. The actor…
Dish Network subscribers are poised to lose “Mad Men,” “The Walking Dead” and other popular programming, casualties of a dispute over programming fees between AMC Networks and the second-largest U.S. satellite TV provider, Reuters reports. Dish Network said it will…
A magazine based on a cable drama that is a fan favorite will debut with the show’s third season in October, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead." The quarterly…
Two longtime Univision anchors will be honored Oct. 1 at the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, it was announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, co-anchors of the broadcaster’s…