Fox is in negotiations to acquire the format rights to U.K. dating show “Loveland,” Daily Variety reports. The program combines computer-generated animation with the studio show format as contestants pick their own animated characters to interact with real contestants in…
MyNetworkTV will debut “Shaken Not Stirred” this fall, Daily Variety reports. The celebrity roast program will star D.L. Hughley, Paul Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and John Salley, the newspaper says. The roastees include Bobby Brown, Rev. Al Sharpton, Ice-T and Pamela…
Neighbors of “The Hills’” Lauren Conrad are upset over the commotion and disruption caused by the MTV production, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The neighborhood has been swamped with paparazzi, and residents claim the production has welcomed them with…
Viewers of digital television still are experiencing trouble with the sound quality of the signal, TVNewsday reports. Spikes in loudness between and within channels, as well as lip sync troubles, are common complaints, the Web site says. Dolby is working…
Entravision’s television station group saw net revenue decrease 3% to $38.9 million during the second quarter of 2007, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The drop was attributed to a weak advertising market, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Total net revenue for Gray Television slipped 1% to $78.7 million during the second quarter, TVNewsday reports. The decline came as a result of decreasing local and national advertising revenues, the Web site says. However, increases in political and Internet…
Walt Disney Co. is planning to rebrand its Toon Disney cable channel as Disney XD, a network aimed at boy viewers, the Los Angeles Times reports. After the switch, scheduled for February, Disney XD will air action-adventure and comedy series…
Automaker General Motors is looking to save money by cutting the fees it pays its ad agencies and pulling out of ABC’s broadcast of the Emmy Awards, the Wall Street Journal reports. ABC has been a sponsor of the Emmys…
Fox is changing its fall schedule, substituting game show “Hole in the Wall” on Thursdays for the second season of reality series “The Moment of Truth,” TelevisionWeek reports. “Hole in the Wall” is a format from Japan featuring players trying…
FX is fast-tracking a new project from “The Shield” creator Shawn Ryan, his first after the critically acclaimed series wraps up, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ryan is teaming up with “Ocean’s Eleven” writer Ted Griffin for an hour comedy about…