Automaker Infiniti will be the exclusive sponsor of the 15th season of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio,” hosted by James Lipton, the network said Thursday. The series premieres Monday with Goldie Hawn as its first guest. For the new season,…
More households tuned in to see Sen. Barack Obama’s half-hour political advertisement on NBC than on any of the other major broadcast networks that ran the ad last night. NBC drew a 6.7 rating/11 share in households of 56 metered…
Cable network Current has partnered with Digg and Twitter to power its Election Night coverage, the programmer announced today. Starting at 7 p.m. EDT on Nov. 4, Current will cover the election results on-air and online with live streaming headlines…
Joining the rest of the 24-hour news pack, MSNBC is making the leap to full 1080i high definition starting next spring, the network announced this week. “As viewers are making the transition to HD more and more every day, we’re…
Netflix is making the jump to high definition with the soft launch of streaming HD titles on the Xbox 360. On Nov. 19, Microsoft will roll out the Xbox Experience, an update to the Xbox 360’s control panel that also…
Number of Blu-ray Releases Growing The number of Blu-ray titles released or scheduled to be released has surpassed 1,000, the Hollywood Reporter says. There are 841 Blu-ray titles on the market currently, with 185 being prepared for sale. The latest…
HD programming picks for Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Election coverage, “30 Rock,” “The Game Plan” Election 2008 (Various). Tues., Nov. 4. The trials and tribulations of the campaign trail lead to the first Tuesday in November, and various networks will be…
“Death” is about to take a holiday on Fox. The network on Wednesday pulled low-rated Brad Garrett comedy “‘Til Death” from its lineup, effective immediately. The show will be off the air for at least two weeks, according to program…
ABC is taking a trip to “Cougar Town” with Courteney Cox and “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence. “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence. In what will be her first half-hour comedy project since “Friends,” Ms. Cox will play an attractive and newly single…
NBC reality chief Craig Plestis could soon be leaving the network, with BBC executive Paul Telegdy in talks to jump to the Peacock. While a source close to Mr. Plestis flatly denied a report that Mr. Plestis was on his…