In the new season of “Lost” premiering Jan. 21, expect a lawyer to show up at the home of Kate Austen and demand a sample of blood. Someone—he can’t say who—wants to know if Kate is actually related to her…
ABC News’ coverage of the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 will begin with a live, three-hour edition of “Good Morning America” at 7 a.m. ET. Diane Sawyer then will join Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos from the Newseum on Pennsylvania…
Sony Corp. Chairman-CEO Howard Stringer delivered a list of seven imperatives to consumer electronic success at Thursday morning’s keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. His seven imperatives were, in order: —Embrace the fusion of industries. —Adopt…
President-elect Barack Obama is urging a delay of the Feb. 17 switch to all-digital television after fears arose that the DTV transition may leave many TV viewers without signals. In a letter today to senators and congressmen, John Podesta, co-chair…
CNN has appointed Sam Feist as vice president of Washington-based programming. Mr. Feist, who joined CNN full-time in 1991, will continue with his duties as CNN’s political director. He adds oversight of “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” “State of…
Monica Neal has been appointed vice president of emerging markets and partnerships for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. Ms. Neal will oversee a team charged with creating consumer-centric, integrated marketing campaigns for the networks’ acquired and original programming. Ms….
House Democrats today are expected to name Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., to replace Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Telecom and the Internet Committee. The immediate impact of the move is to potentially…
Golf Channel Swings Into HD The Golf Channel’s high-definition channel has launched in nearly 16 million homes, TelevisionWeek reported. The channel will feature coverage of the first three events of the PGA Tour from Hawaii, marking the first time the…