CNN’s “Fit to Lead” will premiere on Oct. 11. The debut episode will follow Dr. Sanjay Gupta as he investigates the health and medical fitness of past, present and future presidents. Dr. Gupta will interview former presidential press secretaries Ari…
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has named Billy Kemp its vice president of casting and talent. Mr. Kemp will be responsible for overseeing all casting and talent initiatives in his newly created position. Mr. Kemp was previously the executive director for…
Comcast Corp. is helping consumers prepare for February’s DTV switch through its new “Get Ready” campaign aimed to entice the public into subscribing to the company’s cable TV services. As part of the campaign Comcast is offering a 12-month free…
Laura Galietta has been promoted to Scripps Networks senior vice president of ad sales marketing. She joined the company in 2006 as vice president of ad sales marketing for Food Network and Fine Living. In her new role Ms. Galietta…
Fox News Channel has re-signed Sean Hannity to continue serving as host of “Hannity & Colmes” and “Hannity’s America” in a multiyear deal extending through 2012. “Hannity & Colmes,” co-hosted by Mr. Hannity and Allan Colmes, is the second-highest-rated cable…
A sizable contingent of online video viewers are more engaged with Web programming then they are with TV programming, according to a report released today by online video site Veoh Networks. Veoh found that so-called “engaged viewers,” those who watch…
It is apparently official that this year’s political ads in the presidential race are more negative that those that ran four years ago—at least the political ads from the candidates themselves. The Wisconsin Advertising Project of the University of Wisconsin…
Time Warner Cable launched interactive television services from technology provider ActiveVideo in the Hawaii market, the companies announced today. The ActiveVideo service streams both traditional TV programming and Web programming to a digital set-top box. The interactive content deployed in…
TNT will air the first outdoor NBA match-up in the U.S. on Oct. 11. The AutoTrader.com Open preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will be broadcast exclusively from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells,…