Steve Bornstein, chief executive of NFL Network, is talks with Walt Disney Co. executives to form a partnership with Disney’s ESPN, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NFL Network could possibly combine with ESPN Classic network, which would allow ESPN…
Media companies including Fox, NBC Universal, ABC and CBS on Friday fired back at the Federal Communications Commission’s campaign against indecent broadcasting in filings with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Fox Television Stations and NBC Universal…
HBO renewed its critically acclaimed drama series “In Treatment,” despite relatively low ratings in its first season. The show will return with stars Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest. Mr. Byrne plays a therapist and Ms. Wiest is his former mentor…
Eloise Schmitz has been named the permanent executive vice president and chief financial officer of Charter Communications, Multichannel News reports. She has acted as interim CFO since April, the newspaper says. Charter has also appointed Ted Schremp as chief marketing…
Four years will have passed in the life of counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer when Fox’s “24” returns next season, the New York Post reports. The flash-forward will make Bauer 52 years old and give the Chloe character a 4-year-old kid,…
An investigation by “60 Minutes” and non-profit investigative journalism initiative ProPublica will air this Sunday, the New York Times reports. The joint investigation explores Al Hurra, a Middle Eastern television network created by the U.S. government, and whether it has…
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nataliacigliutiraisingthebar,0,2906020.storyNatalia Cigliuti has been added to the cast of TNT’s “Raising the Bar,” Zap2it reports. Cigliuti will play a married member of the New York public defender’s office who strikes up a flirtatious relationship with Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s character, the Web…
There is talk of a “The Dead Zone” movie being made to wrap up the USA Network series, according to star Anthony Michael Hall, Sci Fi Wire reports. However, Hall is not optimistic about the possibility of a movie, the…
Cookie Jar Group and DIC Entertainment have reached a definitive agreement to merge, creating a children’s entertainment and education giant. Cookie Jar will pay approximately $31.5 million for all issued and outstanding equity in DIC, keeping the company as a…
Reality television producer Mark Burnett is “in very serious conversation” with IMG Chairman Teddy Forstmann to sell his production company to IMG, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Burnett, who produces “Survivor,” “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” and “The Apprentice,”…