A movie version of Fox’s “Arrested Development” has not been greenlit, nor has a script been written, Entertainment Weekly reports. Jason Bateman supported the claim, stating, “They are trying to decide if they can make it for the money they…
Cablevision Systems Corp. will add 15 new high-definition channels that will be available to iO TV digital cable customers for no additional cost. The new channels, which bring iO’s HD lineup to 60 channels, will launch over a five-day period…
Insight Communications Vice Chairman-CEO Michael Willner and TV One President-CEO Johnathan Rodgers have been named co-chairs of the Cable Show ’09 by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. The Cable Show, which will be held April 1-3 at the Walter…
NBC Universal has made a deal with Technicolor for the international distribution of its channels, freeing the company to focus on channel and program development, the Hollywood Reporter says. Technicolor will also take over the Denver-based broadcast distribution facility NBCU…
London Broadcasting will pay $115 million for Dewry Communication’s TV and radio stations, TVNewsday reports. It was announced on Monday that London would be acquiring four major network affiliates and four Telemundo affiliates from Dewry, the Web site notes. —Vlada…
NBC has given a cast-contingent pilot order to single-camera buddy comedy “Off Duty,” the Hollywood Reporter says, citing unnamed sources. The show comes from Upright Citizens Brigade comedian Jason Mantzoukas and “Semi-Pro” writer Scot Armstrong, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
FX has bought the rights to the feature film “Hancock” for more than $20 million if the movie is successful at the box office, Daily Variety reports. The license term is four years beginning late in 2010, the newspaper notes….
LIN TV and Charter Communications have signed a retransmission agreement for LIN TV’s broadcast television stations’ analog and digital signals, TVNewsday reports. The deal covers 13 LIN TV-owned and/or operated stations carried by Charter in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Green Bay,…
Bill Shaw, vice president and general manager of Tribune Co.’s WGN America, will leave the cable channel on Aug. 1, the Chicago Tribune reports. Shaw has been with the company since 2002, the newspaper says. Tribune Chairman and CEO Sam…
Blockbuster on Monday said it dropped its 4-month-old bid of as much as $1.32 billion to buy Circuit City after the stock market had its worst second quarter in six years. The electronics giant also had said its loss for…