Fox will offer online sneak peeks of the first seven minutes of “The Simpsons” premiere starting today, part of a promotional campaign for the 17-year-old animated comedy.The episode, sponsored by Burger King, will post on three Fox Interactive Media sites…
The political furor over ABC’s “The Path to 9/11” docu-drama escalated again today as top Senate Democrats added their voice to last night’s Democratic National Committee demand that the show be yanked.“The manner in which this program has been developed,…
The audience tuning in to the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” for its second installment shrank by 25 percent from the premiere, but the program gave CBS its first winning newscasts on consecutive weeknights since 1999.Ms. Couric attracted an…
Co-anchor Nancy O’Dell has signed a new long-term contract to remain with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s syndicated newsmagazine “Access Hollywood.” Ms. O’Dell was part of the on-air team that originally launched “Access” 10 years ago and now is paired…
Former Court TV affiliate sales chief Bob Rose has joined CSTV Networks Inc.Mr. Rose, who left Court TV after the network was acquired by Time Warner and the affiliate sales operation was taken over by Turner Broadcasting, was named executive…
Comedian and syndicated talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres will host ABC’s telecast of the 79th Academy Awards. It will be Ms. DeGeneres’ first time as Oscar host, as well as her first appearance on an Academy Awards telecast.“The 79th Annual Academy…
MTV has ordered 20 episodes of a talent series for contestants who think they can dance, sing and act. The series, “Little Talent Show,” will premiere Sept. 18 and run Monday-Thursday at 6 p.m. with reruns on Friday. Each episode…
Verizon signaled that it plans to use interactive television features as a competitive advantage with the news that it has hired a new director of interactive TV. Rachelle Zoffer, who has worked at Sofitel-USA, ShadowTV and Disney, will acquire interactive…
FX has picked up British comedian Eddie Izzard’s new drama for 13 episodes, a network spokesman confirmed. With a working title of “The Riches” (formerly “Low Life”), the series stars Mr. Izzard and Minnie Driver as the parents of con-artist…
Discovery Channel’s Ted Koppel special will air half the normal load of commercials, the network said.The special, “Koppel on Discovery: The Price of Security,” will have five category-exclusive sponsors when it airs on Sept. 10. The advertisers are Ford, Geico,…