Monday, October 26, 2009

People
George Stephanopoulos filling in at ABC News 
'This Week' host will be Diane Sawyer's regular sub when
she takes over as 'World News' anchor Rene Yanes becomes LA sales manager at Delta Media 
David Hakensen rises to Minneapolis GM at Fleishman-Hillard 
Alejandro Lazo becomes metro staff writer at LA Times 
Jonathan Axelrod rises to president at Alan Ett Creative Group 
Gannett CEO Craig Dubow returns from medical leave 
Frank Wall rises to publisher at Money 
Shane McMahon leaving as WWE global media EVP 
David P. White becomes national executive director at SAG 
Samuel L. Jackson producing two CBS projects 
'The Hills'' Stephanie Pratt arrested for alleged DUI

People
'Big Brother' winner accused of selling drugs 
Season nine champ Adam Jasinski allegedly used his winnings
to buy oxycodone and resell it Four join Ogilvy & Mather New York 
Jason Bellush becomes senior partner at Moroch Partners 
John Miller becomes SVP of original productions at WE tv 
Peter O. Price becomes media division president at Zumbox 
Jenna Carlesso becomes Hartford Courant reporter 
Judy Greer starring in ABC's 'I'm With Stupid' 
Sarah Palin sitting down with 'Oprah' 
Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic producing the Academy Awards 
Joss Whedon directing an episode of Fox's 'Glee' 
Producer Marc Guggenheim leaving ABC's 'FlashForward'

People
Michael Steele named Us Weekly editor
He rises from executive editor to editor in chief, replacing
the departed Janice Min
Martin Ortells becomes GM at McCann MIA
Chris Conderino and Mitchel G. Bader join Mercury Media
Julia Monti and Heather Caufield rise at The Rosen Group
Sharon Otterman becomes VP and CMO at MSNBC
Mark O'Leary becomes regional VP of business services at Comcast
Lauren McCollester and Jeeun Kim rise at NBC Universal
Neil Strow becomes sales director at Good Health Media
Melissa Bear and Michael Tenzer become SVPs at Comedy Central
David Courtney becomes CEO at JiWire
Carnie Wilson starring in GSN reality series

Friday, October 23, 2009

People
Carrie Underwood returning to Fox 
The former 'American Idol' winner will star in a holiday
special to air on Dec. 7 Peter Platt becomes CDO at Catalyst Direct 
Nada Stirratt becomes CRO at MySpace 
Karl Siebrecht becomes president and COO at AdReady 
Harumi Gondo becomes international coordinator of at UPI.com 
Alecia Dixon becomes VP of domestic TV sales at Starz 
Rush Limbaugh judging the 2010 Miss America Pageant 
Lauren Graham joins NBC's 'Parenthood' 
Newark mayor Cory Booker on 'Tonight' to settle feud 
Matthew Perry working on a new sitcom 
Radha Mitchell joins A&E's 'The Quickening'

People
Jon Gosselin ordered to return $180,000 
Court tells the 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' dad to put the
funds back by Oct. 26 Cole Hartman becomes SVP of marketing at Inter/Media Group 
Five rise to media directors at Harmelin Media 
Comedy Central programming president Lauren Corrao leaving 
Nancie Clare rises to editor at LA Times magazine LA 
William Simon rises to COO at Tennis Channel 
Tara Long becomes VP of U.S. alternative programming at E1 
Barry Schwabsky becomes art critic at The Nation 
Lori O'Connor rises to ad sales director at TV Guide 
Amy Sherman-Palladino working on a project at HBO 
Thomas Lennon developing NBC comedy

People
Jon Gosselin ordered to return $180,000 
Court tells the 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' dad to put the
funds back by Oct. 26 Cole Hartman becomes SVP of marketing at Inter/Media Group 
Five rise to media directors at Harmelin Media 
Comedy Central programming president Lauren Corrao leaving 
Nancie Clare rises to editor at LA Times magazine LA 
William Simon rises to COO at Tennis Channel 
Tara Long becomes VP of U.S. alternative programming at E1 
Barry Schwabsky becomes art critic at The Nation 
Lori O'Connor rises to ad sales director at TV Guide 
Amy Sherman-Palladino working on a project at HBO 
Thomas Lennon developing NBC comedy

Friday, October 16, 2009

People
Ted Turner: 'I'd like to see me running Time Warner' 
Then, the mogul says, he'd make some changes to
CNN and Cartoon Network Four new hires at Tribal Fusion 
Mat Ranauro becomes SVP and director of interactive at Publicis 
Steve Piluso becomes East Coast managing director at PHD 
Steve Hasker becomes president of advertiser solutions at Nielsen 
Ted May rises to SVP of strategy at Synacor 
Martin Miller rises to TV editor at the Los Angeles Times 
Carol Lombardini rises to AMPTP president 
Richard Hatch ending his tax evasion sentence 
Taylor Swift hosting 'Saturday Night Live' 
Paige Turco and Barry Bostwick starring in NBC's 'The Mountain'

People
Rachel Bilson could be the 'Mother' 
She'll film a guest stint on the CBS sitcom. Could she
be the one for Ted? Paul Miller becomes interim CEO at Alpha Media Group 
Eugene Fuller becomes copywriter at Mother New York 
Richard Mettler becomes editor at Peepshow Post Productions 
Lisa Mao rises to VP of development at Hoff Productions 
Sander Schwartz leading FremantleMedia's kids division 
Scott Hocker becomes San Francisco editor at Tasting Table 
Four rise at the Federal Communications Commission 
Sharon Tal Yguado and Jason Simms rise at Fox International Channels 
Julianne Pepitone becomes associate web producer at CNNMoney.com 
Toledo Blade editor Ron Royhab retiring

People
Real-life drama: David Boreanaz gets the flu 
Production on Fox's 'Bones' shuts down for fear of
swine flu outbreak
Rich Ross becomes chairman at Walt Disney Studios 
Mark Rosenbaum becomes CFO at MySpace 
Neilan Tyree becomes CMO at David&Goliath 
Carey Witmer rises to VP and publisher at Family Circle 
Tiffany Thorpe rises to director of production ops at GMC 
Howard Handler becomes EVP of marketing at MSG Entertainment 
Mark Pasetksy officially becomes OK! managing editor 
Andy Gregor becomes COO at Hitviews 
Pei Hsieh suing Martha Stewart over firing 
Danny Comden working on 'The Intruders' at Fox

People
Lauren Graham may join 'Parenthood'
The 'Gilmore Girls' actress is in talks with NBC to take the
role vacated by Maura Tierney Will Hammond becomes creative director at TBWA\Chiat\Day
Four join the staff at Fanscape
Alex L. Vaickus rises to president at Playboy Enterprises
Charlie McNiff becomes VP of agency sales at Bauer Entertainment
Bill Bergmann and Jim Urick rise to VPs of finance at Starz
Linda Dupree becomes EVP of sales at Innerscope Research
Natalie Farsi leading mobile business at Warner Bros.
Douglas J. Rowe becomes senior editor at TVGuide.com
John Davison becomes EVP of content at GamePro Media
Migdalia Figueroa rises to VP of content at Telemundo

People
Levi Johnston posing for Playgirl 
The father of Sarah Palin's grandson will bare all for
the online magazine Rob DeFlorio leaves Mother New York 
Ari Weiss becomes creative director at 180 L.A. 
Steven DeLuca out as publisher of Details 
Lauren A. Meller becomes VP of communications at iVillage 
John Rosso rises to president at Citadel Media 
Tom Phillips becomes CEO at Media6Degrees 
MP Dunleavey becomes contributing editor at DailyWorth.com 
Jessica Taff joins YES's New Jersey Nets coverage 
Breanne George becomes editor in chief at Women's Running 
GM VP of U.S. sales Mark LaNeve leaving

Monday, September 28, 2009

People
Conan O'Brien suffers injury 
NBC aired a rerun on Friday after the 'Tonight Show'
host was hurt during a taping Ed Ling becomes managing director of global solutions at MEC 
Tom Gilmartin becomes creative director at DNA Seattle 
Andrew Ault becomes senior writer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky 
Ken Howard becomes SAG president 
Jerry Longarzo becomes head of business affairs at BermanBraun 
Mark Forscher becomes creative director at ABC News 
Patricia Zengerle rises to White House correspondent at Reuters 
Leah Wyar becomes beauty director at Cosmopolitan 
Annie Potts and Kim Zimmer starring in Hallmark's 'Freshman Father' 
Timothy Joseph Russert dies at age 85

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

People
Barry Sonnenfeld sticks with ABC 
The producer-director signs a first-look deal with the
network and ABC Studios Dave Penski rises to U.S. president at Zenith Media 
Michael Hoar becomes group account director at Story Worldwide 
Dennis Adamovich rises to SVP of brand and digital activation at Turner 
Sean Gallagher rises to online managing editor at the LA Times 
Jeff Price joins the board of directors at ClipSync 
Karrie Wolfe rises at RDF Media Group 
Kevin Whitmer rises to editor of the Newark Star-Ledger 
Jonathan Allen becomes a congressional reporter at Politico 
Alexia Tsotsis becomes web editor at SF Weekly 
Mary C. Hickey becomes deputy editor at Ladies' Home Journal

People
Bobby Valentine returns to ESPN 
The former Mets and Rangers manager will join
'Baseball Tonight' during the LCS Tom Blackett becomes UK chairman at Siegel+Gale 
Michael Smith becomes president of Forbes.com 
Lara Webb Barrett becomes partner at BeSeen Communications 
Mary Jo Romeo becomes VP of ad sales at Mochila 
Alexander Marin rises to SVP of distribution at Sony Pictures TV 
Shashi Seth becomes SVP of global ad products at AOL 
Mark Trammell becomes user research designer at Twitter 
Matthew Rose rising to WSJ Washington deputy bureau chief 
Robert Blackman becomes CEO at AmazingMail.com 
Seth Green developing Fox animated project

People
James Franco guesting on 'General Hospital'
The actor will play a troublemaker in Port Charles during
November sweeps TV Guide publisher Pete Haeffner booted
Nick Jones becomes EVP at Arc Worldwide
Chris Llewellyn becomes president and CEO at FIPP
Lisa Fung rises at the Los Angeles Times
Jason Holzman rises to SVP of brand creative at USA
Ben Rubin becomes creative director of marketing at Planet Green
Zach Toback becomes VP of news operations at NBC News
Tim Arango going to Iraq for The New York Times
Mike Keenan becomes hockey analyst for MSG
Bethenny Frankel, Christian Siriano and Fabio Viviani get reality series

People
Steve Lanzano becomes TVB president 
The MPG COO will replace Christopher Rohrs at the Television
Bureau of Advertising beginning next year
Gordon H. Smith becomes CEO of the NAB 
Twelve rise at Hearst Magazines Digital Media 
Larry Aidem becomes president and CEO of RayV 
John Wells becomes president of Writers Guild of America, West 
Will Lee becomes executive editor at HollywoodLife.com 
Sydelle Moore becomes deputy web editor at The Hill 
Jill Chappell rises to editorial producer at CNN 
Penn and Teller starring in ABC project 
Shana Goldberg-Meehan writing ABC sitcom 
Editor Irving Kristol dies at age 89

People
Dan Rather gets his day in court 
New York State Supreme Court judge rejects CBS's
attempt to have the case dismissed Heather Locklear returning to 'Melrose Place' 
Erica Hoholick rises to MD at TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. 
Cyril Lemaire becomes CMO at Genuine Interactive 
Rey Peralta becomes creative technologist at Mother NY 
Lauren McHale rises to director of sales at Katz Advantage Sports 
Danny Tepper becomes director of programming at DIY Network 
Alpha Media CEO Stephen Duggan resigns 
John French becomes CEO at Cygnus Business Media 
Olga Boyko becomes events editor at New York Daily News 
NATAS president Frank Radice resigns

People
J.J. Abrams going for laughs
The 'Fringe' and 'Lost' creator is working on a new
medical comedy at Fox Nick Waters becomes CEO of Aegis Media Asia-Pacific
Donna Ebbs becomes programming SVP at Hasbro-Discovery network
Frank Kavilanz and Elizabeth Barrett move to ABC News Digital
Stuart Baxter rises to SEVP of European distribution at Sony Pictures TV
Hillary Duff and Estee Cross join Prevention magazine
Ryan Brown rises to House Beautiful's national home furnishings director
Diane Debrovner rises to deputy editor at Parents
Dave Sims and Doug Flutie join Versus' UFL team
Campbell Scott and Martin Short join FX's 'Damages'
Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill starring in Fox skating special

People
Stephen Root joins Fox's '24'
The actor will play a Department of Corrections officer
searching for a parolee Anne Fulenwider becomes executive editor at Marie Claire
Joe Lagani becomes SVP of ad sales at iVillage
Shari Weisenberg becomes SVP of marketing at Sundance Channel
Barry Chamberlain rises to EVP of sales at CBS Studios International
Ed Frazier becomes managing director at AmericanLife Network
Jody Salamirad becomes director of West Coast sales at Lotame
Steven B. Smith becomes SVP of publisher relations at PGA
David Kohl becomes EVP of sales at Vevo
Maggie Murphy becomes SVP of development at Cookie Jar
Natalie Zea joins FX's 'Lawman'

People
At 'L&O: CI,' a changing of the guard 
Original cast members Vincent D'Onofrio and 
Kathryn Erbe are leaving the USA show
The word: Mark Pasetsky becomes OK! editor 
Susie Fitzgerald becomes SVP of scripted development at AMC 
Laura Giacalone becomes VP of marketing at Planet Green 
Stephanie Bratcher and Carlen Dixon join the SEC Digital Network 
Weather Channel's Lisa Gersh moves to NBC News 
Caroline Campbell becomes VP of communications at AOL 
Al Sharpton hosting USA's 'WWE Monday Night Raw' 
Corynne Steindler joins HollywoodLife.com 
Jerry Bruckheimer developing another pilot for ABC 
Mark Burnett producing 'People's Choice Awards'

Monday, Sept. 14 2009

People
Bill Clinton appearing on 'The Daily Show' 
The former president will sit down with Jon Stewart
on Thursday's episode Patrick Swayze dies at age 57 
Daniel J. Berra becomes VP of business intelligence at Unicast 
Miles Dennison becomes SVP of sales at DoubleVerify 
Rob Kligman becomes national digital director at SI.com 
Rebecca Hessel rises to senior fashion editor at Cosmopolitan 
Steven Kurutz becomes a reporter at The Wall Street Journal 
Jean Porter rises to ME at the Louisville Courier-Journal 
Diane Berry becomes VP of marketing at Coveo Solutions 
Ray Romano appearing on Golf Channel's 'Haney Project' 
'Housewives'' Kathryn Joosten has lung cancer

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

People
Barack Obama appearing on 'The Late Show' 
The president will talk about his healthcare plan with
CBS's David Letterman Obama also appearing on CNN's 'State of the Union' 
Beth Mueller becomes design director at Olson 
Stephen Whyte becomes Europe CEO at Acxiom 
Amanda Kanaga becomes SVP of digital advertising at WMI 
Karen O'Shaughnessy becomes VP of media services VP at Sage 
Suzanne Grimes and Alyce Alston rise at Reader's Digest Association 
CNN en Espanol GM Chris Crommett leaving 
Jonathan Landman becomes culture editor at The New York Times 
Scott Mowbray becomes editor in chief at Cooking Light 
Kira Pollack becomes photo editor at Time and Time.com

People
Henry Gibson dies at age 73 
The 'Laugh-In,' 'King of the Hill' and 'Boston Legal' actor had battled cancer TV buyer Donna Wolfe leaving Universal McCann 
Calton Chan becomes VP of sales at Rocket Fuel 
Greg Coleman becomes president and CRO at The Huffington Post 
Reed Manville becomes EVP of international channels at CBS Studios 
Carlos Lozada rises to Outlook editor at The Washington Post 
Victor Hanson III retiring as publisher of the Birmingham News 
Jonathan Hills rises to GM at ReadersDigest.com 
Shanelle Rein-Olowokere becomes associate style editor at People.com 
Celeste Headlee joins radio's 'The Takeaway' as co-host 
Kevin Skinner wins NBC's 'America’s Got Talent'

People
Lisa Ling returning to 'The View' 
She'll guest host for two days next month, filling in for
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Ronald Ng becomes EVP and ECD at BBDO New York 
Kevin Smith becomes VP of sales at Definition 6 
Lynne d Johnson becomes SVP of social media at the ARF 
Dee Forbes becomes managing director at Discovery Networks UK 
Tammy Hepps becomes CTO at iVillage 
Nicholas Goldberg rises to editorial pages editor at the LA Times 
Maria Brennan becomes president of WICT 
Billy Ray Cyrus starring in Hallmark's 'Christmas in Canaan' 
Sarah Brown leaving ABC's 'General Hospital' 
Ryan Seacrest's would-be ride-along buddy arrested

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009

People
A second serving of Melissa d'Arabian 
Food Network orders another season of the 'Next Food
Network Star' winner's 'Ten Dollar Dinners' Erin Taylor becomes VP of corporate marketing at Acxiom 
Jeff Hasler becomes SVP of production at Planet Green 
Whitney Holland becomes VP of program planning at Bravo 
Sara Clemence becomes deputy business editor at New York Post 
Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson booted from 'SNL' 
Jack Hanna joins Hallmark Channel for 'Animal Adventures' 
Shirley Joins appearing on ABC Family's 'Ruby and the Rockets' 
Bella Thorne joins HBO's 'Big Love' 
Rami Malek, Julian Morris and Hrach Titizian join '24' 
Natalie Morales joins USA's 'White Collar'

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

People
Junior Seau tackles Versus series
The former NFL linebacker will star in the half-hour
reality series 'Sports Jobs'
Sherman Distin becomes subject matter expert at Definition 6
Meredith Artley becomes managing editor at CNN.com
Helen Fox Gladwell becomes VP of business affairs at Discovery
Ronald Schiller becomes SVP of development at NPR
Brad Garlinghouse becomes president of internet and mobile at AOL
Mark Angelson becomes chairman and CEO at World Color Press
John Malkin becomes VP of affiliate distribution at NFL Network
Mark Waller and Keith Turner join the NFL
Serena Kappes becomes entertainment editor at iVillage
Tedy Bruschi becomes an analyst at ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

People
Kate Gosselin to Hef: Thanks but no thanks
The 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star turns down $400,000 to
appear in Playboy Hef to wife: We're finally done
Andrew Wallace becomes VP of Midwest sales at Liberman
Dr. Mehmet Oz becomes contributing editor at O
Danyel Smith becomes executive editor of The Root
Mark Weinberg becomes VP of programming at Hearst Magazines Digital
Ed Hersh becomes SVP of strategic planning at Investigation Discovery
James N. Dimonekas becomes EVP of sales at Sandow Media
Fred A. Stickel retiring as publisher of the Oregonian
Former Congressman Mark Foley gets a radio show
Janet Jackson appearing on MTV's 'VMAs'

People
John Stossel jumps to Fox News Channel 
The former ABC News reporter has a new deal with FNC
and Fox Business Network Louis Jones becomes CEO at Maxus North America 
Daniel Casey becomes EVP of sales and GM at WorldLink 
Christina Miller rises to SVP of strategy at Turner Sports/Cartoon Network 
Lucas Wittmann becomes books editor at The Daily Beast 
Brenda Barrera becomes ME at Washington Running Report 
Jamie Kraft rises to EP of CNN's 'American Morning' 
Peter Ha becomes technology editor at Time.com 
John Madden becomes special advisor to the NFL commissioner 
Susan Boyle appearing on 'America's Got Talent' 
Maura Tierney leaves NBC's 'Parenthood'

Monday Aug 31, 2009


Overnights
NBC wins Sunday easily with football
Averages a 2.8 in 18-49s, full point ahead of No. 2 Fox, with two weeks to go before the start of the regular football season

Magazines
Magazines take a beating at newsstands
Single-copy sales fall more than 12 percent in the first half as consumers trim spending, after 11 percent dip in second-half 2008

Cable
Magical ratings for Disney 'Wizards' film
Averages 11.9 million total viewers, becoming the most-watched show on cable this summer. Bests No. 2 CBS by 5.5 million.

Television
At last, 'The View' gets a Daytime Emmy
ABC chatter wins in best talk show host category after 10 years of rebuffs as the network leads with 17 wins. PBS wins 16.

TV Reviews
'9/11: Science and Conspiracy,' not quite
National Geographic Channel documentary aims to debunk conspiracy theories but its hushed tones conflict with the science

Here & there
Court strikes cap on cable providers
Other shorts: The word: Newsday boots Verizon FiOS ads - Over and out: FX firefighter drama 'Rescue' ending - Pakistani man dies while shooting reality series stunt

TV This Week
For 'Weeds,' summer's last toke
Can pot-dealing Nancy create a new life for her kids? That's the puzzle as season five of this Showtime series wraps up.

Overnights
Another Fox Thursday win with football
Averages a 2.3 in 18-49s, 0.2 ahead of No. 2 CBS with Dolphins-Bucs preseason game. 'Big Brother' is night's top show with a 2.7.

Overnights
Country music bumps ABC to No. 1
'CMA Music Festival' averages a 2.1 in 18-49s, pushing the network to a 2.1 for the night and beating usual Monday leader CBS

Television
Another record low for Daytime Emmys
Averages a mere 2.2 million total viewers on the CW, less than half last year's audience on ABC, calling next year into question

Television
Leno isn't the only one with gray hair
As the new season nears, new numbers are out revealing just how much older the Big Four broadcast audiences are becoming

Magazines
Magazines get beat up at newsstands
Single-copy sales fall more than 12 percent in the first half, after an 11 percent dip in second-half 2008. Updated with charts.

Magazines
Where the hurt is at the newsstand
Sales may be well off but some titles have done decently, such as the newsmagazines. Talking with CircMatters' Jack Hanrahan.

Here & there
Magazines make $55M off Jacko's death
Other shorts: Pittsburgh premium: P-G launches new site - Programming notes: BET sets fall schedule - Blondie bomber: Naples News reader's explosive hoax - Canada knuckle-raps TV show over Obama skit

Alternative media
Snicker, snicker. Steamed up parked car.
It looks like you know what, down to the undergarments spread about, but it's really a stunt for a blog about you know what

TV This Week
For men, handy lessons in mayhem
Spike's new 'Surviving Disaster' instructs viewers on how to cope with shark attacks, earthquakes and such. Now to the video.

T elevision
Charles Gibson quits ABC 'World News'
Diane Sawyer will take over as evening news anchor when he retires at year's end after three and a half years in the job

Overnights
NBC beats out Fox for a Tuesday win
Averages a 2.6 in 18-49s for a 0.1 lead, with 'Talent' tying 'Hell's Kitchen' for the night's top show with a 3.2. CBS places third.

Television
The Dirty Dozen: Shows advertisers avoid
Here's the updated list from folks who buy media, and topping the list are 'South Park,' 'Family Guy' and 'The Jerry Springer Show'

Cable recap
Reality craze may at last be waning
Seven of the top 10 new cable shows this summer are scripted. Last summer it was the reverse, with reality tops (charts).

Cable
One hot summer: USA sets record
Network has basic cable's best-ever summer among total viewers, households and the major adult demos, smashing Disney's record

Broadcast recap
With fall, expect a strong NFL season
Preseason games are turning in their best numbers in years, driven in no small part by engaging storylines (charts)

Alternative media
'Starve a vampire. Donate blood.'
So goes the tagline for an alternative campaign for the CW's 'Vampire Diaries.' It's a blood drive at colleges and high schools.

Here & there
AMC reups critical favorite 'Mad Men'
Other shorts: DirecTV drops Versus in carriage dispute - How Tweet it isn't: NFL bans in-game social media - Olympics sign P&G to a major sponsorship