The world of television is under assault from all sides these days. As new platforms like YouTube and Google video offer multiple outlets for new content the established networks are struggling to find a new formula for success. One idea: rely on established stars in new products as described in the Wall Street Journal. Ironically, the film world seems to be going in the opposite direction as the recent attack on Tom Cruise by Sumner Redstone suggests.

WSJ.com – New Shows for Old Stars