The two-hour premiere of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and the special preview of “Wife Swap” helped propel the network to a Sunday night win in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and among total viewers.According to Nielsen Media Research…
Internet video-on-demand provider Akimbo inked a deal with Turner to include its content in the Akimbo service, slated to launch in October. The deal is noteworthy because it is Akimbo’s first pact with such a high-profile content provider. Most of…
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has announced a Senate hearing Tuesday Sept. 28 to determine “whether the existing ratings systems for the video game, television and motion picture industries effectively help consumers discern what is appropriate content for their children.” Slated…
“Nip/Tuck” actress Joely Richardson will play a con artist in the upcoming Lifetime original movie “Lies My Mother Told Me,” the network announced Monday. “Lies” is based on the true story of a grifter who struggle to evade the law…
In an e-mail Monday NBC Universal Television Group President Jeff Zucker informed network staffers that current “Late Night” host Conan O’Brien will replace current “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno in 2009.“Jay Leno will continue to helm ‘The Tonight Show’ for…
Time Warner and Comcast on Monday unveiled a plan under which Comcast will begin unwinding a partnership under which Comcast holds a 21 percent stake in Time Warner Cable-setting the stage for both companies to jointly go after bankrupt cable…
VH1’s has hired “Missing” actress Vivica Fox and actor and hip-hop artist Mos Def to host their first-annual “Hip Hop Honors” awards show, the network announced Monday. The show will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York Oct….
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