Larence K. Oaks has joined Meredith Broadcasting Group as vice president of technology. Mr. Oaks will oversee technical operations for Meredith’s 12 TV stations. Mr. Oaks comes to Meredith from LIN TV, where he was the director of engineering, special…
FX’s “Nip/Tuck” and “Damages” will return to the cable network in January. The fifth season of “Nip/Tuck” will start Jan. 6 at 10 p.m. with eight new episodes. The season will feature guest stars Sharon Gless, Portia de Rossi, AnnaLynne…
Musical artists Ne-Yo and Alanis Morissette will perform on NBC’s “Rosie Live” on Nov. 26. Other celebrities to be announced shortly also will appear in the variety special, which will feature a monologue, musical production numbers and comedy sketches in…
Talk show host Bonnie Hunt has been selected to host the Paley Center for Media’s annual Los Angeles gala. This year the Paley Center honors cable network Showtime and 12-time Emmy winner Carl Reiner. Evan Handler, Rob Reiner, Jimmy Smits,…
MLB Network has added more on-air talent in preparation for its Jan. 1 launch. Baseball veterans Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds have been named studio analysts for the new network. Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae have been named reporters. The…
How educational are children’s educational TV shows on commercial channels? Not very, suggests a new study by Children’s Now, which finds that only 1 in 8 programs listed by TV stations as “educational/informational” in fact offer education of “high quality.”…
From Nov. 17-21, CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman” will feature “Tribute Bands Week.” The episodes will celebrate some of the biggest names in music. Bands will pay homage to Prince, Johnny Cash, Guns N’ Roses, Neil Diamond and…
“The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Kyle XY” will return to ABC Family in January. “Secret Life” will continue its run with 12 new episodes on a new night, Monday, starting Jan. 5. “Kyle XY’s” third season will…
Cable operators have been talking a lot about the kind of advance advertising their digital systems can make possible. Earlier this year they banded together to form Canoe Ventures, a joint effort to create a national unified platform for interactive…