By Daisy Whitney In late July, NBC Universal-owned WVIT-TV in Hartford, Conn., flipped the switch on its new state-of-the-art, high-definition broadcast facility, which is not only “green” and tapeless, but also largely employee-designed. WVIT, one of eight NBCU-owned stations to…
By Tom Petner Do you watch any of the new local digital channels? No, neither do I. Like the current real estate crisis of our “great recession,” there’s a lot of digital real estate available, and few buyers. No one…
While a lot of new shows have done well, we’ve now had the first cancellation of the TV season. Ashton Kutcher’s "The Beautiful Life," which he produced for the CW, is gone after just two airings reports the Los Angeles…
With Neil Patrick Harris from the popular CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" as host, the Emmys rebounded in the ratings last night. Still, the numbers are not particularly robust. According to a statement released by CBS: “The Emmy Awards”…
Patrick Swayze, 57, the movie star who starred as an aging FBI agent in A&E’s 2008 series "The Beast," succumbed to pancreatic cancer today. According to ABC News’ obituary, "The show was shot in Chicago, where he would often work…
CONTINUED FROM TVBIZWIRE "Rosebud, my ass" is, nevertheless, a wonderful title to describe the multiple Emmy and Tony award winner’s latest work. The show is, in the simplest description, a prime-time soap about the shenanigans–professional and extracurricular–of a media baron, his…
Larry Gelbart, who developed M*A*S*H for TV, and who wrote the Emmy-winning "Barbarians at the Gate" TV movie for HBO, has died of cancer at age 81. Gelbart also was nominated for Oscars for writing "Oh God" and co-writing "Tootsie." Gelbart…