entertainment - "television"

BOONTON, N.J., July 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Until recently, there has been a chasm between PC video and home television viewing. A welter of devices, however, will soon be bridging that divide and will bring Internet video onto the home screen-forever changing the economics of home entertainment, says a new market research study released by the INSIGHT Research Corporation. The lynchpin in this home entertainment revolution will be the devices connecting the Internet to television screens.

Several networks have announced new shows and renewals over the past week or so, and those shows range from a weight-loss dance competition to a competition that involves attempting to escape from a locked room.The CW will air a new series this fall called In Harm's Way that follows current reality TV trends and 'looks at lives of people doing dangerous jobs,' the network says. It's produced by Pilgrim Films and television and debuts Sept. 21.Besides renewing Bad Girls Club for a third season--and expanding its episodes to one hour--Oxygen has ordered Dance Your Ass Off, on which 'talented, full-figured contestants who struggle with their weight will dance to unleash their inner thin,' according to the network.Next year, Showtime will air a reality series that follows the owner of a Colorado gun store and those who buy guns at his establishment, which also includes a shooting range. Most interestingly, it'll be filmed with 'hidden cameras which will only be revealed after the tra

The Inquirer's Jonathan Storm is reporting this week from the television critics press tour in Beverly Hills. These items originally appeared in his blog, "From the Source," at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source.

'Nova ScienceNow,' a science program in a newsmagazine format, will leave laymen of almost any age feeling smarter and better informed.

Television's best-known movie review show, made famous by Siskel and Ebert, will be hosted by Lyons and Mankiewicz

THERE are growing fears about the severity of an expected downturn in traditional media advertising, with some of the country's top brokers yesterday saying television revenue figures out this week show the worst is yet to come.

Ms. Getty's portrayal of a crabbily charming octogenarian on the television sitcom 'The Golden Girls' gave new prominence to elderly characters in prime time.

Gossip Girl's lusty marketing minds have rolled out another series of steamy promos for the teen drama, this time craftily spotlighting nuggets of 'praise' from the Parents television...

I saw Jessica Simpson kissing Santa Claus.Well, not exactly. But she will be in new york tomorrow shooting the new holiday television ad campaign for Macy's department...

Obituary: Career included stage, television productions -- Stage and television director and teacher Norman Cohen died after a long illness July 19 in Los Angeles. He was 77. Services will be held Thursday, July 24, at 12:15 p.m. at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.