As news outlets fight over who will interview boating accident survivor Nick Schuyler first, it sparks a question: Who would you pick, if the world’s media were beating at your door? Considering Florida’s habit of sparking national media stories, you may face that choice sooner than you think. H...

I get that he's not a guy who does talk shows very much and he's an iconic movie star. But does it really make sense for Jimmy Fallon's first guest on the first episode of his first late night show to be the notoriously publicity-shy Robert DeNiro? Whose fan base, by the way, is considerably older t...

The list of late-night talk shows that aimed for Tonight Show-level success, only to crash and burn in a big ball of failure, is legendary. Conan O'Brien leaves the air Friday as the first move in a shuffle of late-night hosts and programs like we haven't seen since Johnny Carson retired and Jay Len...

There have always been high-profile "crisis manager" publicists; the guys (or gals) you call when a well-known person lands in serious trouble, whether it's Michael Jackson accused of child molestation or O.J. Simpson accused of murder. These were the folks who figured out how to handle th...

You may have missed it in the rush of news about Obama's stimulus plan struggles and the digital TV transition pushback, but NBC announced last week that trash talk host Jerry Springer left the network's successful unscripted talent competition America's Got Talent to focus more on his syndicated sh...

You've got a mind-blowing picture, surround sound, and streaming content set up, but it wasn't cheap. Heal your wallet with ten upgrades, fixes, and setup tips that take your system to 11 on the cheap. Photo by chunkysalsa. 10. Hide away your discs in style Not everybody wants their CD or DVD collec...

Back in prehistoric times, you had to wait until the Big Game actually was played to see all the cool commercials and special TV episodes cobbled together to help make the Super Bowl so, well, super. No more. Thanks to the magic of the Internet I’ve already seen some of the best TV moments coming;...

NBC just released a few more details about the day-long orgy of programming leading up to Sunday's Super Bowl. If you don't have the constitution -- or the bank account -- to brave the crowds at Raymond James in person, here's what you have to look forward to on TV's game day, from NBC's release: * ...

After this week's back and forth on extending the date for the digital TV transition, I've concluded one thing: There is no activity so simple or complex that Congress can;'t find a way to screw it up. The U.S. House of Representatives did not produce the 2/3 majority needed to fast-track the bill d...

  NBC Universal Sports chairman Dick Ebersol remained upbeat about sales of ads in Sunday's Super Bowl on a conference call with reporters minutes ago, despite admitting two 30-second spots remain unsold three days before the game. News reports earlier today said the network had four spots open...