Sinclair Broadcasting’s pending $85 million acquisition from Raycom of CBS affiliate WTVR-TV in Richmond, Va., was turned down by the U.S. Justice Department because of antitrust concerns, TVNewsday reports. With the purchase, Sinclair would have owned both the Fox and…
The European Commission has agreed to allow Landmark Communications’ $3.5 billion sale of the Weather Channel to a consortium that includes NBC Universal, says the Hollywood Reporter. The sale includes both the cable network and the popular Web site Weather.com….
HBO has killed plans to adapt the comic book series “Preacher,” Wired.com reports. For two years HBO tried to bring the comic book, penned by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, to the small screen but personnel issues hindered the project….
Tisha Campbell-Martin will make a guest appearance on “Everybody Hates Chris,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Campbell-Martin reteams with her “Martin” co-star, “Everybody Hates” regular Tichina Arnold, for a multi-episode arc as a former inmate named Peaches who moves back to Bedford-Stuyvesant….
ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD are planning 10 hours of coverage of the NHRA’s Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Multichannel News reports. Coverage begins Sunday at 12:30 a.m. on the East Coast with a one-hour Mac Tools U.S. Nationals qualifying…
David Arquette has landed a guest role on NBC’s “My Name Is Earl,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Arquette plays a stuntman with short-term memory loss who can’t remember sleeping with Earl’s girlfriend. —Christopher Perez
The Mtn., the Mountain West Sports Network, officially launched on DirecTv Wednesday, Multichannel News reports. The network covers college football’s Mountain West Conference and is part of DirecTV’s Choice package in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming as well…
Aaron Sorkin, writer and creator of “The West Wing” and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” will write a feature film about the story of social networking site Facebook, Daily Variety reports. The film will follow the site’s evolution from…
Although they still may not be able to watch it, advertisers will get a glimpse of what to expect from The CW’s “90210,” AdAge reports. Advertisers in the new show will be informed of its content via Media Information Services,…
Blythe Danner, a two-time Emmy winner for “Huff,” will guest on an episode of “Medium” next year, TV Guide reports. Danner will play the mother of a nurse missing in action. “Medium” is scheduled for a midseason return to NBC….