News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch doesn’t think the economy will bounce back any time soon. “I think the long-term situation is still very dangerous,” Mr. Murdoch said, responding to questions at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable…
Jay Leno’s hometown station says it won’t carry his new 10 p.m. show in primetime, a move that’s sparked an angry response from NBC. WHDH in Boston Thursday said that it will air a primetime newscast at 10 p.m. this…
Shed Media US (“Real Housewives of New York”) has beefed up its executive ranks, hiring five new staffers in its development department. Among the additions: —Alchemy TV’s Burrad Marsh has been named VP of scripted development. —Tom Huffman, most recently…
Brandon Brown has been appointed chief executive officer of Zodiac Interactive, a developer of software for interactive television. Mr. Brown replaces Michael Rivkin, who will move into the position of chief technology officer. Mr. Brown has served at Sigaba and…
Disney Channel will debut the new Jonas Brothers series “Jonas” on May 2. Full-episode previews of “Jonas” will be available April 25 on Disney Channel on Demand through Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Verizon, RCN, Blueridge, Wide Open West, Comspan, Knology/Prairiewave…
The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Jan. 17 on NBC, will be broadcast live on the West Coast for the first time. The awards will air from 5-8 p.m. PST and 8-11 p.m. EST live from the Beverly Hilton….
ESPN led the nominees for the 30th annual Sports Emmy Awards with 42 nominations, followed by NBC with 28. Fox and HBO were tied for third with 18. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will announce the winners…
NBC is making the pilot for “ER” replacement “Southland” available on numerous on-demand and digital platforms a week before the show’s April 9 premiere. Hulu and NBC.com have already started streaming the Warner Bros. TV-produced show, and iTunes is expected…
Discovery Communications rolled out new shows for the Oprah Winfrey Network, TLC, Animal Planet and Science channel at its upfront presentation of programming for advertisers. TLC is renewing its vows with the wedding genre with three new wedding themed series….
MSNBC will begin broadcasting in high-definition on June 29. MSNBC’s HD launch will build on the NBC News HD infrastructure that’s already in place. “MSNBC is in the best competitive place it’s ever been, beating CNN in primetime last month…