On the heels of TBS’s pickup of his untitled comedy with wife Samantha Bee, The Daily Show’s Jason Jones announced via Twitter that after 9½ years at “one of the greatest TV shows of all time…It is time for me to go.” Bee will remain with the late nighter, said Comedy Central. The couple’s comedy […]
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) is set for the role of political activist Gloria Steinem in HBO miniseries Ms. Kathy Najimy plays feminist leader Bella Abzug. Bruce Cohen (Silver Linings Playbook) will exec produce with George Clooney and Grant Heslov (Argo), along with Tomei and Najimy; Steinem is consulting.
Jon Steinlauf landed the top ad sales job at Scripps Networks Interactive. Steinlauf, named EVP of ad sales & marketing in 2011, will lead teams across Scripps’ HGTV, DIY, Food, Cooking, Travel and Great American Country as president of national ad sales and marketing. He succeeds Steve Gigliotti, named chief revenue officer for the company […]
Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton is retiring at the end of March, replaced by founder and chairman Charlie Ergen, who stepped away from day-to-day control in 2011. “Over the last four years, Joe’s leadership has been instrumental to Dish as we have worked to engineer a fundamental transformation of our business,” said Ergen. “He has […]
In a rule change that might not amuse Orange Is the New Black, which has reaped awards show gold as a comedy, the Television Academy decreed that only 30-minute shows will be considered comedies come Emmy time. It will take a two-thirds vote from a nine-member panel for a show to be reassigned. On the […]
Eileen O’Neill, promoted to global group president of Discovery Studios in August, is leaving Discovery Communications on May 1, the date of her 25th anniversary at the company. “I will miss you guys,” said O’Neill, on a break before starting what was to be her new position, in a memo to staff Friday. “Through incredible […]
The week’s executive shuffle at Viacom came into clear focus with news that what used to be three network groups are being restructured into two. Doug Herzog, who led the former Entertainment Group, will take charge of the new Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, consisting of MTV, MTV2, Logo, VH1, Comedy Central and Spike, and […]
Grammy winner Kid Cudi (Man on the Moon III, Need for Speed,) is not only guesting on IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! tonight, but he’ll slide into a permanent role as Scott Aukerman’s co-star beginning Friday, July 10, at 11p. “When he was on the couch, I knew he had charisma and star quality, but I […]
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National Geographic Channel picked Palm Sunday, March 29, at 8p to debut its three-hour special Killing Jesus, based on Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s best-seller. Produced by Scott Freeman Productions, the special stars Kelsey Grammer as King Herod the Great and Stephen Moyer as Pontius Pilate.
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