In a widely expected move, Telepictures Productions Executive VP and General Manager Hilary Estey McLoughlin has been named president of the company.Ms. Estey McLoughlin’s promotion comes one week after Ken Werner was named to replace the retiring Dick Roberston as…
Hearst-Argyle Television announced Wednesday it has hired veteran local news director Jacques Natz as director of digital media content. Terry Mackin, the executive VP who heads Hearst-Argyle’s digital media initiatives, said Mr. Natz will report Oct. 2. Mr. Natz is…
News Corp.’s Twentieth Television and Elisabeth Murdoch’s U.K.-based production company Shine Ltd. are producing an American version of the live series “My Games Fever” for all the Fox owned-and-operated MyNetworkTV stations, to debut in December 2006. The two-hour, commercial-free weekday…
CNN said it wasn’t Kyra Phillips’ fault that CNN viewers watching President Bush address the nation Tuesday also heard the anchor dishing in the ladies’ room and dissing her sister-in-law as a “control freak.”“It was a technical malfunction with the…
Fox claimed the title as top-rated network Tuesday in the adults 18 to 49 demographic thanks to the two-hour debut of its new reality series “Celebrity Duets.”“Duets,” which features celebrities paired with well-known recording artists, scored a 3.0 preliminary national…
General Motors, one of the first sponsors of CBS’s reality hit “Survivor,” is pulling its advertising from the program for the upcoming season.A GM spokesperson on Wednesday said the decision was made about three months ago and isn’t related to…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined Apple Computer’s board of directors, creating ties between two companies that have become major forces in the television industry since last year.Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs last October set off seismic changes in…
Considering the early August date, the telecast of the “58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” Sunday didn’t perform as poorly in the ratings as some industry insiders were expecting.The Emmys scored a 5.2 preliminary national rating and 14 share in the…
Guba, which runs a television-show and movie download Web site, is trying to boost its customer count by offering a 25 cent bounty each time a user refers a friend who signs up for the service.Users sign up at Guba.com…
The Beverly Hills-based talent firm the Gersh Agency is acquiring Dytman & Associates, a 15-year-old boutique agency based in Los Angeles. Founding partner Jack Dytman will join Gersh as a partner and senior VP.Dytman & Associates’ clients moving to Gersh…