The first production victims of the Writers Guild strike, the late-night talk shows, have confirmed they are going into repeats, at least for today. CBS and Comedy Central have both released schedules showing repeats for the entire week for David…
Ed Hersh, executive VP of current programming and specials at Court TV, plans to leave the network later this month, before the network changes to its new name TruTV in January. In an e-mail to colleagues, Mr. Hersh said he…
Members of the Writers Guild of America, East, became tourist attractions on the first day of the strike over a new contract, because they were walking the picket line in one of the crossroads of the tourist world: Rockefeller Plaza…
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is standing strong on the side of the writers during the Writers Guild of America’s current strike. “I stand with the writers,” the senator said in a statement. “The guild’s demand is a test…
Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner president and chief operating officer, has been named successor to Richard Parsons as CEO of Time Warner, effective Jan. 1. Mr. Bewkes will retain his title of president when he assumes the position of CEO on…
“The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels has joined the picket line at his production company’s Van Nuys location in an attempt to shut down production of his show. “We’re trying to shut down ‘The Office,’” Mr. Daniels said. “We have the…
The networks continue to capitalize on the National Football League’s undefeated New England Patriots. With CBS scoring the highest-rated regular season game in the 1980s between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts, NBC has now tapped the November…
Rob Sorcher is leaving AMC to become chief content officer at Cartoon Network. At Cartoon, Mr. Sorcher will be responsible for the network’s overall content development strategy, including original series, acquisitions, long-form and special events. He also will oversee production…
MySpace announced SelfServe by MySpace today, a new ad project to let small businesses, bands and politicians create and target display ads throughout the site. SelfServe will roll out in early 2008. The purpose of the program is to let…
Despite 11th hour attempts to prevent a work stoppage, Hollywood writers went on strike today. Renewed talks between the Writers Guild of America and networks and studios failed to halt the guild’s planned strike, despite the pressure of a federal…