The player: Burton Jablin, executive VP of Scripps Networks, which includes Food Network and HGTV The play: Mr. Jablin helped lead Scripps’ launch of high-definition simulcast broadcasts of Food Network and HGTV in March, two years after the networks began…
HD programming picks for May 1-7: “Little Miss Sunshine,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Dr. Strangelove” “Little Miss Sunshine” (HBO). Thurs., May 1, 9 p.m. Road-trip/beauty pageant indie flick garnered a best picture nomination and a supporting actor Oscar for Alan Arkin,…
Blockbuster Games’ Promotion Includes Blu-ray Bundle Blockbuster, the largest U.S. movie rental chain, announced a games promotion this week that includes a $500 bundling of products including a Sony PlayStation 3 console, which plays Blu-ray DVDs. Along with the PS3,…
In 15 years, broadcast television will only be useful for high-profile live events like the Super Bowl, awards shows and programs like “American Idol,” Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, said during a keynote interview at the TelevisionWeek Upfront Summit…
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” will tape from Denver and St. Paul during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions later this year. The Peabody Award-winning parody news show previously took its production on the road to cover…
Media buyer Initiative USA named Todd Gordon as senior VP, director of national broadcast. Mr. Gordon joins the agency from MediaCom. The addition of Mr. Gordon allows Initiative to promote Kris Magel, who joined the agency last year, to executive…
Reality programming production company Evolution Media has signed a development deal with Barbara Lazaroff, a noted restaurateur and interior designer, for a new reality/documentary series. The proposed series will follow Ms. Lazaroff as she works with rising restaurateurs in the…
Time Warner Cable’s first-quarter earnings, announced today, fell less than analysts expected. The No. 2 U.S. cable television service maintained its subscriber base amid increased competition from satellite and fiber-optic TV providers by bundling its cable, Internet and telephone services….
Indiana Jones is coming to Cartoon Network—sort of. This Indiana Jones isn’t played by Harrison Ford. Instead, the stars are a set of specially molded Lego blocks. Instead of showing either the classic film from 1981, or even the new…
Look out, digital world: Here comes Tom Dempsey. Mr. Dempsey—a veteran negotiator in traditional media, particularly TV—last week was named director of digital investment for GroupM North America. GroupM Chief Investment Officer Rino Scanzoni expects that in the new post…