January 25, 2012
The network president hasn’t seen so much as a script outline, and the star spent most of last year careening through a very public self-immolation. Yet for all the uncertainty hanging over the forthcoming Charlie Sheen comedy Anger Management, the cable network FX is already taking the show to market.
As part of a play FX is calling “Anger Monday,” the network on Jan. 23 will send Anger Management pre-sale packages to 1,700 marketers and media...
There's something creepy about cartoon characters come to life as prosthetic models—it's like a detour to a special part of the Uncanny Valley. The latest example are these crazy-looking Beavis and Butt-head models, expertly crafted by makeup artist Kevin Kirkpatrick. Butt-head could almost be a real kid,...
The Weather Channel announced today that it is replacing its current CEO with an executive from the digital and advertising worlds.
Mike Kelly, who had been president and CEO of The Weather Channel since 2009, will be stepping down. In his place, The Weather Channel is installing David Kenny, who had previously served as head of a developer of cloud computing platforms called Akamai. Before that, he was co-founder and managing partner of VivaKi—the digital arm of Publicis...
Univision is revamping its smaller Spanish-language broadcast network TeleFutura with a format and executive-team reshuffling.
Luis Fernández-Rocha has taken over as TeleFutura’s svp, overseeing its programming and day-to-day operations. Fernández-Rocha, most recently svp and regional director of Univision Television Group in the Southeast, replaces Germán Pérez-Nahim, who stepped down after only a little over 10 months on the job. TeleFutura also...
Joan Rivers is a reality star now. The unscripted WEtv series featuring her and her daughter, Melissa, enters its second season this week, and Rivers has been tirelessly making the rounds to promote the show—and in classic Rivers fashion, talk about anything else that might be of interest. As she prepped back stage for a TV interview with Rachael Ray, Rivers chatted with Adweek...
January 24, 2012
The potential blackout of the Super Bowl on DirecTV in Boston has got lawmakers fretting and dashing off letters. Both U.S. senators from Massachusetts, Scott Brown (R) and John Kerry (D), concerned that their constituents have become collateral damage in a business negotiation, sent letters to DirecTV and Sunbeam Television. The state's 10 congressmen also sent a letter.
In the letters, lawmakers urge the two companies to put aside their differences and clear the Super Bowl...
Come on, nobody believes Rachel Bilson is a doctor, even in TV dramedy land. That may be why the CW's Hart of Dixie, starring Bilson as a big city professional turned country doc, has struggled all season long in the ratings. Sure, she's adorable in this fish-out-of-water series. But wait, she's a medical doctor? Who treats patients and stuff? Co-star Wilson Bethel decided to tackle...
For those of you who didn't bother staying up until 11 on Sunday night to catch the San Diego American Idol auditions (damn football overtime), Fox is rerunning the show on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CTV Two is following suit, also re-airing the show at 8.
I won't be watching it over again, but you can find my original recap...
(Ben Flajnik and the ladies ponder how many people can eat one measly fish on The Bachelor in an ABC photo by Natalie Cass.)Gather around...
January 23, 2012
Welcome to American Idol, the Top Gun edition.
Perhaps somebody on the production team figured the best way to...