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News Al-Jazeera May Not Be TV Bogeyman
In the Middle East, networks financed by Western countries — such as France24, the BBC’s Arabic Service, Russia’s RT and Voice of America — have long been a staple of local airwaves. Now, the United States may be about to experience a Middle East-owned network talking back. Much remains unclear about what Al-Jazeera’s planned new…
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Life Jewish ‘Downton Abbey’
Last night, British period drama “Downtown Abbey” had its stateside premiere of the third season — to the accompaniment of thousands of excited tweets. And at least for this “Masterpiece Classic” fangirl, one of the highlights of the first episode was the arrival of Shirley MacLaine’s Martha Levinson, the gilded American counterpart and foil to…
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Fast Forward Al Jazeera Deal Sparks Concern for Jews
Jewish leaders have expressed “concern” about the impending entry of the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera network to the U..S television market, citing its record of anti-Israeli coverage and support for extremist Muslim regimes. Both Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents and Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League publicly voiced their apprehensions…
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Fast Forward Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore’s TV Network
Al Jazeera said it will buy Current TV, the struggling cable channel founded by Al Gore and partners, in a move that will boost the Qatar-based broadcaster’s footprint in the United States. Terms were undisclosed, but analysts estimated the deal could be worth as much as $500 million. Al Jazeera said it would start a…
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The Schmooze Jami Gertz on ‘The Neighbors’
If it weren’t for Nicholas Ressler, Jennifer Aniston might still be waiting tables. A slight exaggeration, perhaps. But Nick’s mom is the actress Jami Gertz, who was originally offered the role of Rachel Green on “Friends.” Rachel became an iconic character on one of the grandest comedy hits in television history. “I wanted another child,”…
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The Schmooze Mel Brooks, Out of His Element
Spend an hour with Alan Yentob and you quickly realize just how good Dick Cavett is. Yentob hosts “Mel Brooks Strikes Back!” a conversation with the comic genius that premieres on HBO December 10 at 9 p.m. It comes a little more than a year after Cavett performed similar duties in another HBO special, “Mel…
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The Schmooze American Networks Pick Up New Israeli Shows
Israeli broadcaster Keshet continues to attract American television networks to its shows — though not necessarily American audiences. With the exception of Showtime’s “Homeland,” the network has had no significant hit here. Its most recent export, the reality series “3,” succumbed after just two airings. Not to worry. CBS just optioned “Mother’s Day,” a show…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit Gives First Sit-Down Interview
Gilad Shalit in his first interview in Israel since his release spoke of how he passed the time in captivity and his sense of great “relief” upon being set free. Israel’s Channel 10 played excerpts from the interview, undertaken near the first anniversary of Shalit’s release by Hamas in a prisoner exchange from his more…
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