The CW’s “Gossip Girl” is getting a super-sized second season to make up for the episodes lost during the writers strike, E! Online reports. Twenty-four new episodes will air next season, which could premiere as early as summer, the Los…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters that California must increase tax incentives for movie and television studios in order to keep productions in state, the Hollywood Reporter says. He claimed lawmakers have been resistant to approve tax incentives despite his lobbying…
A super-speedy new character will be introduced on the new season of NBC’s “Heroes,” the Associated Press reports. Daphne, to be played by Brea Grant (“Friday Night Lights”), will be a foil for time traveler Hiro and his friend Ando,…
ABC News announced three fresh news operations positions today, TVNewsday reports. Todd Donovan joins the network as the vice president of news technology while Chris Myers has been named the executive director for newsgathering operations, the Web site says. Renu…
Low-power television stations are lobbying Congress for $450 million in aid to make the conversion to digital signals as soon as possible, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The low-power stations, which are being threatened with bankruptcy, aren’t required to make the…
A MindShare study found that 91% of American mothers surveyed do not watch commercials on their DVR, AdWeek reports. Watching television was the third most chosen me-time activity behind reading and surfing the Web, the newspaper says. MindShare surveyed 600…
The CW confirmed earlier reports that it will turn over its Sunday night programming block to the Media Rights Capital production studio for the 2008-2009 broadcast season. “This is a strategic move by The CW that will give viewers more…
ABC has renamed its “High School Musical” competition show to “High School Musical: Get in the Picture,” MediaWeek reports. The network has also revealed that the winner of the contest will appear in a music video that will play over…
GSN senior VP for programming Jamie Roberts plans to leave the network to open an independent production company. Mr. Roberts will continue in his current post while GSN searches for a successor. His new company is expected to work on…
ABC TV’s “Bad Mother’s Handbook” and Warner Bros. TV’s “Captain Cook’s Extraordinary Atlas” are looking like likely pickups by ABC, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports, citing unnamed sources. CBS is high on its own “Mythological Ex” and WBTV’s “The Mentalist” while…