TMZ on TV
| TMZ on TV | |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Starring | Harvey Levin Teresa Strasser Katie Daryl Ben Mankiewicz Michael Hundgen |
| Country of origin | 
United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | September 10 2007 – Present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
TMZ on TV is a syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on Monday September 10, 2007. It is essentially a television version of its sister operation, TMZ.com, a news website with a heavy emphasis on gossip of celebrities' personal lives. It is produced in a studio facility on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.
On-Air Personalities
Executive producer (and main on-air personality) Harvey Levin has added four people to the strip's on-air talent list, including Teresa Strasser, who is perhaps best known as the host of TLC series While You Were Out. Strasser currently co-hosts on The Adam Carolla Show, TV Guide Network's weekly pop culture roundup "TV Watercooler", and is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times' Calendar section. The show also has signed Katie Daryl, who has hosted the political MTV Special "Choose or Lose" and recently worked with HDNet as host and producer of "True Music"; Ben Mankiewicz, who was a former co-host of the Air America/XM radio show "The Young Turks" and hosts film presentations on Turner Classic Movies; and TMZ.com staffer Michael Hundgen. Jim Paratore will also executive produce.
Criticism
Non-Union Labor
AFTRA, the union that represents on-air television talent, has prohibited its members from working for TMZ on TV because the TMZ producers refuse to give talent standard union contracts.[1]
Broadcasting Stolen Material
TMZ was criticized for purchasing stolen items pertaining to the upcoming Indiana Jones 4. On October 2, 2007, IESB reported that a number of production photos and sensitive documents pertaining to the production budget were stolen from Steven Spielberg’s production office.[2] According to IESB, TMZ obtained some of the stolen property and were on the verge of running the story on its TV division until Paramount lawyers stepped in. After IESB broke this story, TMZ TV did indeed broadcast details about the Indiana Jones production budget on the October 3, 2007 program.[3][4]
References
- Barnhart, Aaron. "TMZ is so H-O-T, it will branch out to daily TV show", Kansas City Star, July 25, 2007.
- Pursell, Chris. "Talent Lineup Unveiled for Telepictures' 'TMZ'", TVWeek.com, August 12, 2007.
- ^ [1] NO CONTRACT, NO WORK Order in Effect for ‘TMZ’
- ^ [2] Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stolen Set Photos!
- ^ [3]When It Gets Interesting
- ^ [4] Why Won’t They Tell The Indy IV Theft Story Accurately?
External links
- TMZ on TV at TMZ.com
- Full Episodes Online (CANADA ONLY)
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