The head of the Television Bureau of Advertising said advertisers should be cautious about pulling money out of television, and said TV station Web sites make local media more attractive, Mediaweek reports. Speaking at the group’s annual marketing conference TVB…
CBS Paramount Network TV signed “CSI: Miami” writer Sunil Nayar to a two-year, seven-figure agreement in which he’ll develop new projects while remaining with the show, Daily Variety reports. Mr. Nayar was also promoted to executive producer of the series…
The Federal Communications Commission will give satellite-television providers such as DirecTV and Dish Network four years after next February’s digital switchover to carry all local channels in high definition, Television Week reports. Broadcasters had argued that satellite companies, which provide…
AT&T will start providing mobile-television service through a Qualcomm affiliate in May, including content from channels such as ESPN Mobile and Comedy Central, Multichannel News reports. AT&T initially set a December 2007 deadline when it announced the Qualcomm partnership last…
Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists committees agreed on a joint labor proposal that will be reviewed by the unions’ boards on Saturday before talks begin with studios, both guilds said in statements on their…
Renee Zellweger and David Beckham are among celebrities Tracey Ullman impersonates and makes fun of in Showtime’s “Tracey Ullman’ s State of the Union,” which premiers this weekend, the New York Times reports. Ullman, whose first series aired on Fox…
Disney Channel approved the start of production for “Jungle Junction,” an animated series teaching environmental lessons that will start airing next year, Daily Variety reports. Disney Channel also ordered new seasons of “My Friends Tigger & Pooh” and “Mickey Mouse…
A trailer for the yet-to-be titled “X-Files” movie, which will premier in July, was shown by series creator Chris Carter at the William S. Paley Television Festival in Hollywood last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Stars David Duchovny and…
ABC and “Fear Factor” showrunner Matt Kunitz will produce reality show “Wipe Out,” where contestants race through obstacle courses designed to make them “crash and burn,” Daily Variety reports. The show, to be hosted by John Anderson of ESPN’s “SportsCenter,”…
Ex-“Arrested Development” star Jason Bateman will direct the Fox comedy pilot “The Inn,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Bateman, who directed some “Arrested” episodes, is debuting as a pilot director, the newspaper says. — Danny King