She’s a polarizing figure beloved by some and loathed by nearly as many. And the decision to put her in charge of a difficult assignment has predictably polarized opinion. CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Ms. O’Donnell posts frequent video essays on her Web…
An advertising group, TV networks and TV news directors are urging the Federal Communications Commission not to increase TV sponsorship and placement disclosures. Consumer groups, meanwhile, want the agency to make the disclosures more prominent. The dueling views are showcased…
HBO Pay-Per-View and Digital Influence Group have partnered to create “Dream Fight,” an interactive Facebook application. The Full Throttle Energy Drink-sponsored application will be used to promote the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao event Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand…
ABC is seriously considering slotting new 20th Century Fox TV-produced comedy “Better Off Ted” Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m., pairing the show with “Scrubs.” That’s the word from a person with knowledge of the matter, who cautioned that no final decision…
NBC is tweaking its weekend schedule a bit, shifting “Lipstick Jungle” to an earlier Friday night timeslot and moving desert island drama “Crusoe” to Saturdays. Starting Friday, Dec. 5, “Jungle” will move to 9 p.m. Fridays, airing an hour earlier…
TheWB.com is celebrating the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday by putting all nine Thanksgiving episodes of “Friends” in one spot for the first time. The Web site also features Thanksgiving-themed episodes from “Everwood,” “The OC,” “Gilmore Girls” and “In Living Color,” as…
CNN Ad Sales has re-signed sponsors Johnson & Johnson and Zurich for its multiplatform initiative CNN Heroes. Procter & Gamble and Subaru also have come on board as sponsors for CNN Heroes, which highlights ordinary citizens who have done extraordinary…
MTV will replace Tila Tequila with bisexual twin sisters Rikki and Vikki for the third season of “A Shot of Love,” premiering Dec. 9. Renamed “A Double Shot at Love,” the reality competition series will feature 12 straight guys and…
The Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal of a decision overturning the FCC’s fining of 20 CBS stations in the Janet Jackson Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction.” In court…