Threatening to turn up the legislative heat on CBS News, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, said Tuesday he might hold hearings after the elections into how major news organizations check their facts. In the immediate aftermath…
Federal lawmakers will continue to fight media industry consolidation, even though powerful broadcasting industry lobbyists are likely to defeat legislation aimed at thwarting their business interests. That was the assessment offered by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at hearings today before…
Ken Wilkey has been named senior VP, TV stations and cable stations, for NBC Universal. The new assignment adds responsibility for engineering and operating oversight for the stations owned by NBC Universal to his previous duties of overseeing engineering operations…
Discovery Channel has ordered a feature-length documentary from a newly formed division of Lions Gate Entertainment, the parties announced Monday. Lions Gate has established a documentary film division and its first project will be the two-hour “Grizzly Man,” about the…
After recently airing a series of U.S.-based specials, Food Network will create a spinoff of its popular Japanese acquisition “Iron Chef,” the network announced Tuesday. “Iron Chef America” will premiere in January and feature “Good Eats” chef Alton Brown as…
Touchstone Television’s Julia Franz, executive VP, creative affairs, announced Monday promotions and new hires in the comedy and drama departments at Touchstone Television. In the comedy series department, Nina Howie and Jodie Platt have both been promoted to VP, from…
NBC Universal’s “The Jane Pauley Show” has been downgraded by ABC affiliate WKRN-TV in Nashville, which is moving the new talk show from 3 p.m. (CT), where it was a news lead-in, to 11 a.m.“Jane Pauley” has been averaging a…
“The Real World” creator Jonathan Murray and “Baywatch” producer Gregory J. Bonann announced Monday they were joining forces to create “Point Dume,” a one-hour scripted series about teenagers who help beach front rescue workers.The series, which is being created by…
Spike TV will air a spoof the presidential debates, the network announced Monday. The talent behind the Spike show “MXC” will mock the upcoming debate between President Bush and Senator John Kerry. The show will produce an original debate-pitting the…
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association reported that consumers in 177 of 210 local television markets can now receive high-definition service from their cable operators, including all of the top 100 markets. In addition, there are 454 local broadcast stations…