A former top television executive is urging stations to get on board immediately with online streaming of their live signals as well as past programming, TVNewsCheck reports. Preston Padden, who was a top executive with Fox, ABC, Disney and Metromedia…
A new conflict is raging in the U.K. phone-hacking scandal over allegations by the ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Heather Mills says a journalist working for Mirror Group Newspapers hacked…
As Katie Couric starts her first week at ABC, several former CBS colleagues have joined her, reports TVNewser.com. Bob Peterson, who was creative director at CBS News, is joining Couric’s syndicated show in that same role, the story notes. Matt…
Hulu has picked up its first original series, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The online streaming service has signed on to stream a documentary series from "Super Size Me" creator Morgan Spurlock, the story reports. The show…
"ABC’s canceled daytime dramas ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ may be returning to television," reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Here’s what Andreeva also writes: "Prospect Park, the company that licensed the soaps from ABC and…
It may be tough times for the unemployed across America, but at least one network is on a hiring drive, the AP reports. ESPN is looking to fill 200 new jobs at its Bristol, Conn., campus. The hiring is related…
A cable network may soon have an ownership change, after news surfaced that one of its owners has taken steps to sell the website associated with the channel, reports Deadline.com. Lionsgate has started interviewing investment bankers to sell TVGuide.com, as…
Saying it’s “10 times harder” to run a cable net than it is to pull off a daily talk show, Oprah Winfrey has restated her commitment to making her ratings-challenged cable network a success, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Winfrey,…
J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore site has started a competition to pick its first million users, who will receive early access to the site, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Each day the website Pottermore.com will feature a new clue from…
Apple has expanded its cloud service to Apple TV, allowing users to store television shows remotely and then access them on their devices at any time, reports the New York Post. "iTunes in the Cloud now lets users download previously…