ABC has recast the female lead in its untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick comedy pilot with Ayda Field, the Hollywood Reporter says. The role was recast after the pilot’s table read, the newspaper says. Field replaces Sarah Lafleur, who has a…
HBO and “Empire” screenwriter Franc Reyes are developing a Latino-themed hour drama titled “Palladium,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series centers on a New York nightclub and the owner’s tense relationship with his son, the newspaper says. Reyes will write…
Cable providers are hoping to get rid of bandwidth-consuming analog channels to make room for digital high-definition channels and interactive services, USA Today reports. Comcast will drop analog expanded basic service in 20% of its markets by year’s end, with…
The Television Critics Association press tour and TCA Awards in July will be canceled if there is an actors strike, according to TCA President Dave Walker, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Beverly Hilton, home of the press tour, and rental…
LIN TV and Comcast Corp. have made a retransmission agreement that will cover analog and digital signals of LIN TV-owned and/or operated TV stations in 15 markets, TVNewsday reports. The deal includes 27 stations, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
A study by Bortz Media & Sports Group reveals that the U.S. cable industry comprises 1.5 million jobs nationwide and directly employs 365,300 workers, producing nearly $62 billion in personal income and a gross economic output of about $227 billion,…
ABC News will be cutting and moving a dozen “Nightline” jobs from Washington, D.C., to its New York headquarters, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The cut staff will be able to reapply for the positions in New York, but there is…
Shout! Factory, which specializes in DVDs of classic, contemporary and cult TV series, is joining forces with the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum to produce a multipart original series of specials on the history of country music for…
MyDamnChannel inked an agreement with Southern Comfort to create a branded entertainment Web series, one of the first deals of its kind for the original comedy series Web site. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal reportedly is in…