Ovation TV is aiming to hit a high note with music fans, announcing the launch of weekly series “Bonefish Grill’s Notes From the Road.” The show will offer glimpses of life on the road, behind-the-scenes footage and candid conversations with…
There will be plenty of familiar faces behind the scenes at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, as executive producer Ken Ehrlich announced Monday the return of Renato Basile as producer and Danette Herman as co-producer. Mr. Basile has worked for…
Something unusual happened in an article published by TVWeek in September. On a story about the first government-approved DTV converter set-top box, an enthusiastic commentator, “Mary … the Cat Lady,” fielded questions from several site readers. Today Mary Robinson joins…
Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer will join ESPN as an NFL studio analyst beginning this season, ESPN announced Monday. Dilfer, who recently announced his retirement after 14 seasons that included quarterbacking the 2000 Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl XXXV…
TVWeek.com welcomes a new blog to its roster of industry insiders: “NATPE 365,” with year-round updates from the National Association of Television Program Executives. NATPE’s annual heyday is its conference in January, but the association is busy all year long….
Music television network Fuse has expanded its advertising sales department, appointing three VPs in three regions. Kim Verkler has joined the midwest region as its first VP. Ms. Verkler previously was a sales executive at Oxygen Media. Before that she…
Beginning this week, Turner Sports and PGA.com will present 28 hours of television coverage of the British Open championship on TNT. They also will offer live online video with the Open Championship Live player broadcasting directly from the tournament during…
The NFL Network announced plans to televise a record number of 54 preseason games in August, with 42 of them to be broadcast in high definition, up from the record 32 televised last season. The cable network is scheduled to…
Fans of “Full House” won’t want to miss this reunion. Actor John Stamos has joined Comedy Central as roast master for the “Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget,” which is set to tape Aug. 3 in Los Angeles. Roasters signed…
Royal Philips Electronics, the world’s No. 5 liquid-crystal display television maker, took a second-quarter loss on its television operations from restructuring charges as it prepared to outsource its TV sales in North America to cut operating losses. TV revenue rose…