ABC has ordered a put pilot from writers Steven Levitan and Chris Lloyd, Daily Variety reports. The duo, who created Fox’s “Back to You,” are developing a single-camera comedy for the network about three very different families. ABC hopes the…
Major League Baseball is launching a new campaign to promote its postseason featuring impressionist Frank Caliendo from TBS, one of the networks that will be broadcasting games during October, the New York Times reports. “There’s Only One October” is the…
Add an economy-related cutback in U.S. travel as another reason that high-definition television makers and retailers are celebrating while other industries suffer, according to a report released this week. Annual global digital TV factory shipments will more than double to…
HD programming picks for Aug. 28-Sept. 3: “Gone in Sixty Seconds,” “The Strat Pack,” “Back to the Future” “Gone in Sixty Seconds” (Starz). Sat., Aug. 30, 5:05 p.m. Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie are featured in the 2000 remake about…
U.S. satellite companies’ statements that their so-called “full” high-definition broadcasts are as clear as Blu-ray may be murky, according to at least one analyst, who says Blu-ray growth won’t be hindered by such claims. As HD disc and disc-player sales…
Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer to Unveil BD Live-Capable Players Samsung is likely to introduce its BD-P2500 Blu-ray player, which has interactive BD Live capabilities, at Germany’s IFA show this week and may start selling it as early as next month, Web…
Reality programming pioneer Mark Burnett is taking his dispute with former associate Conrad Riggs to the California labor commission, the Los Angeles Times reports. The complaint charges Riggs acted as an agent for Burnett, even though he was not licensed…
British research company Taylor Nelson Sofres continues to oppose being acquired by advertising giant WPP Group, seeking a higher price even after GfK of Germany dropped its bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. TNS chief executive David Lowden calls the…
Oprah Winfrey is not the most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes magazine, but she’s on the list, ranked 36th, ahead of Laura Bush, but well behind German chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in the top spot. Other…
The two actors unions have agreed to a six-month extension of their contract with advertisers to appear in TV commercials, says Deadline Hollywood Daily. The actors were already working under an two year extension, which was set to expire on…