There will be some changes to “American Idol” next season—but Simon, Randy and Paula aren’t going anywhere. That’s the word from Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, who told reporters Monday that judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul will…
NBC4 Washington and 3rd Dimension, Inc. announced the launch of NBC Washington Traffic Cam today, a free mobile-phone service providing live traffic video and information for Washington D.C.; Northern Virginia; and suburban Maryland. The service can help data-enabled cell phone…
The fifth and final season of “Project Runway” on Bravo begins Wednesday as 16 new fashion designers prepare to showcase their work for supermodel host Heidi Klum and judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia. “I feel as though we set…
ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday re-aired part of an emotional interview co-anchor Robin Roberts conducted with Tony Snow as he was leaving his position as White House spokesman in September 2007, after his colon cancer recurred. At the time…
For television stations affiliated with NBC, it’s not whether they’ll have to pay up to stay in the relationship, it’s how much. The reverse-compensation shoe has dropped for NBC affiliates and they are unhappily contemplating the pinch. Before Labor Day,…
John Eck is just completing his first year as president of the NBC TV Network and Media Works. The 15-year NBC veteran recently sat down with TelevisionWeek National Editor Michele Greppi to talk about the company’s changing relationship with affiliate…
Some viewers love reality shows. Others loathe the genre. Actors are the same way. At the cable portion of the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, some actors said they wouldn’t appear in reality shows, though they excused those who…
Reality TV producers should be forced to be contestants on their own shows. Ditto the network executives who put the programs on the air. I came to that conclusion late last month after surviving a hostage ordeal on a soundstage…
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