TBS plans to air a reality show starring comedian Pauly Shore during the fourth quarter. In the show, Mr. Shore will try to restore The Comedy Store, the famous Los Angeles venue his mother owns.The show is from Shapiro/Grodner Productions…
Martin Frost, a Texas Democrat who spent 13 terms in Congress and who vied for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a role Vermont’s Howard Dean won, has been named a political contributor to Fox News Channel. Mr. Frost served…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., unveiled legislation Tuesday to cut the license terms of broadcasters from eight years to three, a measure the lawmaker said is intended to let the public and Federal Communications Commission keep closer tabs on the industry’s…
UPN announced Tuesday Jeff Morritt has joined the network as VP of advertising and promotion. Mr. Morritt will report to Ron Scalera, executive VP and creative director of CBS Marketing Group.Mr. Morritt will oversee the creative direction of all on-air…
Though it scored its lowest ratings since 1997 in the 18 to 49 adults demographic, Sunday’s “The 47th Annual Grammy Awards” brought CBS a win for the night in that demo as well as all key male and female demos…
Turner Broadcasting today said it acquired the network television premiere rights to “Hitch,” the No. 1 movie at the box office this past weekend, from Sony Pictures Television. The agreement also includes the rights to two other recent films, “The…
British television personality Tim Vincent has been named New York correspondent for the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine “Access Hollywood,” filling the position left open when former correspondent Billy Bush was promoted to co-anchor. The announcement was made Monday by Rob Silverstein,…
TNT announced Monday that it has extended its agreement with Charles Barkley through the 2007-08 NBA season. In addition to his chores as an NBA studio analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” Mr. Barkley’s agreement includes work on other networks…
Fisher Communications, a Seattle-based owner of nine network-affiliated television stations and 27 radio stations, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $4.5 million, versus a year-earlier profit of $19.8 million that was largely attributed to a series of asset sales in the…
ESPNU, ESPN’s new network focusing on college sports, said Monday it has signed seven-year agreements with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. ESPNU will cover multiple sports played by the conferences, including cable exclusives for football and…