Amazon.com’s original film and series production arm, Amazon Studios, announced its first original slate of comedy pilots today, ordering six pilots from a mix of industry veterans and newcomers, Deadline.com reports. “These are Amazon’s first green lights since the studio…
Mel Karmazin has stepped down from Sirius XM Radio earlier than expected, as the company has appointed James E. Meyer as its interim chief executive officer, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. As previously reported, Karmazin was expected to…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is getting a new chief executive just five months after it tapped Lisa Gersh to revive the company’s media properties, reports the New York Post. Gersh, a former television executive and co-founder of Oxygen Media, was…
BBC America has ordered a television talk show based on the "Nerdist" podcast from Chris Hardwick, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The channel ordered a ten-episode season of the show, for a spring debut. Recent episodes of the podcast…
In an unusual product tie-in with a TV series, HBO and Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y., are partnering to produce a new Game of Thrones beer, USA Today reports. The beverage will be available from the upstate New York brewer…
The finale of NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” surged in the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night, based on overnight numbers, pushing the Peacock Network to an easy win in the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour finale delivered a…
Time magazine has revealed its Person of the Year for 2012, and it’s a person who is claiming the title for the second time, CBS News reports. The magazine bestowed the honor on President Barack Obama, who also won it…
The winners of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for 2013 were announced today by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Among the winners are CBS News, NPR, Current TV and PBS. Additionally, stations KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, WXYZ-TV in…
Sony Pictures Television announced the appointment of a new senior vice president of marketing, networks. The company named Nathalie Lubensky to the position. Sheraton Kalouria, executive vice president & chief marketing officer for SPT, made the announcement. Additionally, Tom Keeter…
An actress known for an iconic role in an Alfred Hitchcock movie — and for being one of the last “Hitchcock blondes” — is on her way to “Cougar Town.” TV Guide reports that Tippi Hedren, who played the lead…