The former head of ad sales for Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will lead media sales at Twentieth Television. Twentieth announced that Michael Teicher has been named executive VP, media sales. Teicher will be based in New York and will…
KTVU-TV has fired at least three producers over an embarrassing mistake in which the station aired fake names of Asiana airline pilots involved in a July 6 crash at San Francisco International Airport, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Investigative producer…
"American Idol" has been hit with a lawsuit filed by 10 former contestants from various seasons of the Fox singing competition, TMZ.com reports. The contestants, who are black, allege they were unfairly booted from the show because of their race….
Keith Olbermann, who has had contentious situations almost wherever he has worked in television, is plotting his return — and he says things will be different this time around. Citing comments Olbermann made at the Television Critics Association press tour,…
A high-ranking executive on the comedy side at Fox is stepping down. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that Senior VP Marcus Wiley, who has been co-heading the network’s comedy department, is leaving to shift into producing. Wiley is reportedly…
An actor who starred in the 1987 feature "The Princess Bride" has been cast as the male lead in USA Network’s "Horizon." The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Cary Elwes signed on for the sci-fi period drama set in…
Another TV news veteran has signed on with the new cable channel Al Jazeera America. TVNewser.com reports that the channel hired Joie Chen, a veteran of CNN and CBS News, as the anchor of its prime-time newsmagazine "America Tonight." Chen…
One of the regulars on NBC’s late-night sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" is leaving the show after a long run. Last night, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, on "Late Show with David Letterman," Jason Sudeikis, who has been with "SNL" for about 10 years,…
CBS is creating a three-hour Saturday morning programming block aimed at teens, with shows featuring TV chef Jamie Oliver and sports personality Laila Ali, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The block will debut Sept. 28 and comes out of…
CBS and Time Warner Cable extended their current contract, averting a deadline that would have led to a blackout of CBS stations in big cities including New York and Los Angeles, reports The New York Times‘ Bill Carter. The two…