Twentieth Century Fox will sponsor TruTV’s “Reel Movie” vignettes with interstitials promoting its upcoming feature film “What Happens in Vegas,” Multichannel News reports. TruTV also is introducing two interactive interstitials, “Actual Ads” and “Real-Life Stories,” which advertisers will be able…
The broadcast networks seem likely to give many scripted series another chance despite lagging ratings following the end of the writers strike, the Hollywood Reporter says. Pickups for the CBS series “Moonlight,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “How…
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will create a daily two-hour afternoon programming block this fall in tandem with The CW. The block will create an outlet for upcoming court show “Judge Jeanine Pirro” as well as two off-net comedies on…
Mike O’Malley has been added to the cast of NBC’s “My Own Worst Enemy,” playing Christian Slater’s friend and co-worker, the Hollywood Reporter says. Also, Megan Dodds will play a public defender in Fox’s “Courtroom K” pilot while Andrea Anders…
TruTV, formerly Court TV, has picked up the series “L.A. Stringers” for six half-hour episodes, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series follows real-life freelance news reporters as they chase down leads and then try to sell their stories, the newspaper…
Sci Fi Channel will air all three “Indiana Jones” films and an investigative special, “Mystery of the Crystal Skulls,” prior to the May 22 release of the fourth film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” Multichannel News…
WE tv has acquired off-network rights to NBC’s “The Baby Borrowers” and The CW’s “Girlfriends,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “The Baby Borrowers” will be re-aired on WE following each original episode broadcast on NBC beginning June 30, the newspaper says….
Time Warner Cable has agreed to carry BabyFirstTV’s lineup of educational programs aimed at children 3 years old and under, Multichannel News reports. The affiliation agreement will allow BabyFirstTV to reach up to 13.3 million Time Warner Cable subscribers, the…
Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2008” will welcome Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Wednesday, Multichannel News reports. It will be Sen. McCain’s 13th appearance on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” —Vlada Gelman
Emmis Communications Corp. has signed an agreement to sell Fox affiliate WVUE-TV in New Orleans to Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints football team. The deal marks the last TV station Emmis had to sell since announcing its…