Good news for "Mad Men" fans: the Emmy-winning series will return for Season 5. No date was announced for its season premiere. AMC also promised that "Breaking Bad" would begin production for its fourth season on Jan. 13. "As we ramp up production for the next season of 'Breaking Bad,' we look forward to returning to Albuquerque, which serves as a perfect backdrop for the evolution of Walt White's character," stated Susie Fitzgerald, AMC's senior vice president of scripted development and current programming. "Vince Gilligan and his team deliver bold story lines that truly deliver a mesmerizing, exhilarating …

Jack Griffin, who took the reins as chief executive in September, has directed all Time publications to begin running mastheads - the pages that list who does what, from editor in chief to technology support staff. And his name will be first. At many magazines, including some from Time Inc., mastheads have traditionally listed the editorial leadership first. Whether to run a masthead had been at the discretion of Time Inc. editors. And they would often choose not to for a variety of reasons - for example, because they wanted an extra page for editorial content or felt a …

CNN is considering replacing Kathleen Parker, co-host of its new evening program "Parker Spitzer," according to people familiar with the matter, as the network struggles to reverse a steep slide in its evening audience. The conservative columnist could be replaced by a new co-host to serve alongside former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. "Parker Spitzer" hasn't been able to significantly build its audience since its debut just over three months ago, trailing rivals and generating about 468,000 viewers in the difficult 8 p.m. hour. CNN hatched "Parker Spitzer" as the first step in a turnaround effort. The second major …

The rapidly replicated false report that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died after being shot in the head provided media outlets another lesson this weekend in the danger of leaping to conclusions. NPR News' executive editor apologized Sunday to Giffords' family for the false report. Media organizations also faced scrutiny for how they speculated on potential causes of a gunman's rampage in a shopping center where Giffords was meeting with constituents, says AP. National Public Radio had reported on its 2 p.m. EST newscast -- and in subsequent e-mail alerts to subscribers - that Giffords had died from her …

Suze Orman will host a new prime time series on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, starting this fall, the network said Thursday. The show has the working title "Money Class" and was created by financial advisor and TV personality Orman. It will feature Orman as she helps people in difficult financial situations and "sets attainable goals and tasks them with specific challenges to impart the ability to make responsible and well-informed decisions," the network said.

ION Media Networks has committed to upgrading its stations to launch mobile digital TV signals in the first quarter of 2011, a move that will make mobile DTV signals available in the nation's top 10 TV markets within 60 says. ION decision to launch services means that stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston and Detroit will have mobile DTV capabilty within 60 days. The ION stations in these key markets will follow the MCV business partnership roll-out plans and deliver two mobile feeds--the primary ION Television general entertainment network and …

In time for NATPE, the Television Syndication Co. has picked up two new programs for syndication. "The Glass Window" is being offered as an Easter Special for this April. The two-hour feature film tells the story of a successful business professional living in the fast lane who is forced to confront his real purpose in life. He finds his answer on a weekend jaunt to the Bahamas. For the fall 2011 season, TVS will be adding "Real Glamour" with Regina Dowling. The first-run celeb driven series focuses on redefining glamour as host, glamour expert, and author, Regina Dowling interviews …

More and more users are turning to their mobile devices to watch long-form video content like the kind that's available on Hulu. Now, Hulu announced plans Thursday to make its subscription video service available on Android tablets and mobile handsets. The app would only be available on phones running Android version 2.2 or better, the majority of users. In addition, Hulu announced is finding its way onto more connected TV platforms, and Hulu Plus is now available on Internet-connected TVs from Vizio. The online video startup said the subscription service would also soon be on Vizio Blu-ray players, …

Electronics makers are covering all bases as they rush headlong into a "smart" TV market deemed the next stage of evolution, trying to figure out just what will catch on with consumers using increasingly sophisticated displays in living rooms. From the industry's giants -- Samsung, Sony Corp, LG, Panasonic -- to upstarts like Vizio, tech manufacturers fell over themselves to tout the latest versions of their connected televisions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Parks Associates expects connectable models to make up 76% of global TV sales by 2015, although some analysts express concern about …

In news that should encourage consumer electronics manufacturers at this week's CES to develop more devices capable of receiving mobile DTV services, one of the major groups backing the technology, the Mobile500 Alliance has announced that it has rapidly expanded its membership since it first launched in September of 2010. The group now represents broadcast companies that own stations in 92% of the country. The Mobile500 Alliance, which is chaired by Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown, launched in September with 30 broadcast companies as members and has since grown to 43 companies that own and operate 414 commercial …