MGM Networks will broadcast its MGM Channel in high-definition in Israel starting this spring. The new version will start as part of the HD basic tier of the Israeli DTH platform YES, simulcasting with the standard channel, and will ramp…
Walt Disney Co. President-CEO Bob Iger said he disagrees with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, who has positioned himself as opposed to relaxing rules on media concentration. Sen. Obama and fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton are among sponsors…
Actors unions negotiating with the studios this month should expect similar agreements recently reached with the Writers and Directors Guilds of America, the studios said, according to Daily Variety. Talks with the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television…
CBS News and CNN had conversations about sharing off-air resources in Baghdad, but CBS is not negotiating a broader deal to outsource its news gathering to the cable network, TVWeek reports. The New York Times reported that the organizations were…
ABC signed former director of many “The X-Files” episodes Rob Bowman to direct its pilot “Castle,” Daily Variety reports. Additionally, Fox signed Ken Marino, whose credits include “Men Behaving Badly,” for the father role in comedy “Outnumbered,” while CBS brought…
Time Warner unit AOL today will start airing videos produced by Walt Disney unit ESPN, the Hollywood Reporter says. It’s the first time the sports network has placed its videos on an outside portal. ESPN selections include an abridged “SportsCenter”…
Workers from reality-television shows such as “American Idol” and “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” will hold a news conference today at a California Labor Department building in Los Angeles decrying working conditions, the Writers Guild of America, West,…
“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane will bring a musical stage show inspired by the series to Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre on May 10, Daily Variety reports. “Freakin’ Sweet! An Evening of Music and Comedy” has played sold out shows at…
Fox will again delay airing reality show “When Women Rule the World,” as the network instead sticks with more established series this summer, Daily Variety reports. The show, featuring women building a society on a remote island, was originally produced…