Katherine Pope’s sudden exit from her post as president of Universal Media Studios has prompted shock, bordering on anger, among many members of Hollywood’s creative community. Agents and producers described Ms. Pope as a strong creative force within NBC and…
TV Guide magazine, its circulation down from 20 million to just 3.2 million, was sold last week for $1 to a private equity firm that thinks it can get quick results, the New York Times reports. The plan for the…
Post Strike, Winter Schedule to Look Like Fall
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Experimenting with a different kind of programming rollout, A&E Network later this month plans to air the pilot of a series about a former undercover New York City detective who searches for runaway kids. It is unusual for A&E to…
Stars of Series Play Off ‘We Know Drama’ Slogan
“Today’s” Ann Curry has bungee-jumped for charity from a British bridge. She has reported from the Congo and Darfur, among other hot spots. Last year, she battled the cold from the South Pole. Her most recent challenge was perhaps her…
The Insider has never led a life that includes dining at Le Cirque, the oh-so-elite New York restaurant. But a documentary that will debut on HBO Dec. 29 provides a juicy look at Sirio Maccioni, the restaurateur who decades ago…