First “90210,” now … “Melrose”? The CW and CBS Paramount Network Television are “exploring” the possibility of creating a new version of “Melrose Place,” according to a rep for the studio. “Melrose Place,” of course, was the hugely successful spinoff…
BET and TVOne have joined the roster of networks carrying the Obama-mercial—Barack Obama’s half-hour broadcast airing on most of the broadcast networks Wednesday night. A message on Sen. Obama’s Web site said the two cable networks will join CBS, NBC,…
Fox News Channel celebrated its 12th anniversary with a big ratings win that made it the second most-watched basic cable network in prime-time for the month. Interest in the presidential election and the economic drama were the chief factors driving…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
Dish Network will combine feeds from six of the largest cable news networks on one of its channels starting today through next Friday in an effort to give subscribers more access to news during the days before and after next…
Maria Grasso has officially joined OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, as was expected when it was reported last month that she was leaving Lifetime. Ms. Grasso was named senior VP for programming. She will work with Nina Wass, senior VP, creative…
E! Entertainment Television will premiere the reality competition series “Party Monsters: Cabo” on Dec. 2. The series takes nine party planners to the LG Villa in Cabo in a competition to see who can throw the best party for Hollywood…
The popularity of online video is moving beyond the early adopters and growing significantly among women and older consumers, reports a study from Ipsos Media released Monday. The study found that about 54% of female Internet users ages 12 and…
Disney-ABC Television Group has made a deal with Verizon to make ABC shows available on video-on-demand to FiOS TV subscribers. Terms of the deal call for Verizon to disable the fast-forward button so that viewers cannot skip through the commercials…
Less than a week before Election Day, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama plans to appear on Comedy Central’s fake newscast “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” Wednesday, the network said today. Mr. Obama will appear via satellite from Florida,…