Studio Stocks Hold Steady Despite Strike Studios haven’t been affected on Wall Street, with stocks remaining fairly consistent since the beginning of the writers strike in early November, Daily Variety reports. Media stocks were already in the cellar, as traders…
One of Los Angeles’ iconic voices of sports, Stu Nahan, died Wednesday at his Studio City, Calif., home after battling lymphoma. Mr. Nahan last worked as a Dodgers radio reporter and commentator at KFWB (980 AM) in 2004, following long…
Apple inked a deal with News Corp. to offer 20th Century Fox movies for digital rental on iTunes, the Financial Times reported today. Under the deal, expected to be announced in January at MacWorld, consumers can rent Fox films on…
The NFL, under pressure because many cable subscribers were not going to be able to see the potentially historic New England Patriots game on Saturday, has arranged for CBS and NBC to simulcast the game. The game originally was going…
With a season of airing BCS Bowl games under its belt, Fox Sports is not only set to expand upon last year’s successful debut, it is also hoping to make college football a full-time fixture on the network. With four…
European Television Worries Over U.S. TV Shortfall European television executives are fretting about the slim season in store for them from the U.S. in 2008 due to the writers strike, Daily Variety reports. U.S. dramas are big business for European…
Cable network Current TV will carry a special performance on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day by one of the year’s most talked-about bands, Radiohead, the network announced today. Radiohead will perform all the songs from its new album…
Time Warner Cable’s former top programming buyer Fred Dressler died December 24 at the age of 66. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Mr. Dressler retired in 2006 as executive VP of programming at Time Warner Cable. He’d been…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has filed a petition to remove an award of the American Arbitration Association in a case involving its sometimes partner and sometimes rival, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The…
With Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of Nickelodeon’s series “Zoey 101,” announcing she’s pregnant, the kids network is considering airing a special on love and sex from Linda Ellerbee. Ms. Ellerbee has done Nick News specials on other sensitive…