Fox TV Studios has added Steve Shikiya as executive vice president of finance and strategy, Daily Variety reports. Shikiya will manage the studio’s financial moves, corporate business strategy and digital agenda, the trade says. He was recently Fox Filmed Entertainment’s…
FremantleMedia North America has signed “America’s Got Talent” executive producer James Sunderland for a two-year run, an extension of his previous deal with the company, Daily Variety reports. In addition to developing new series for Fremantle, Sunderland will continue to…
Recent “CSI: Miami” recurring actress Megalyn Echikunwoke has joined the show as a regular, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cable’s TBS has also cast Anjelah Johnson and Juliette Goglia in the network’s untitled Dave Caplan pilot. Casting additions in other shows…
The Halycon Co. has promoted “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” executive producer Joel B. Michaels to president of production, the Hollywood Reporter says. Michaels served as producer for the third film in the franchise, “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,”…
Universal Sports is prepping for the first multiplatform coverage of the International Paralympics Games next month from Beijing, the Hollywood Reporter says. Coverage, including daily live and delayed highlights, will be available on UniversalSports.com and USParalympics.org from Sept. 6-17, and…
History has scheduled a 9/11 first-person video special, “102 Minutes That Changed America,” on Sept. 11, the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Multichannel News reports. The program will feature videos from 100 different amateur and professional sources put together…
TV Land will air a seven-hour “Scrubs” marathon on Labor Day to usher in the network’s new fall lineup, Multichannel News reports. The series, which will begin is eighth season in prime time on ABC after leaving NBC, will join…
Computer-chip maker Broadcom Corp. plans to buy Advance Micro Device’s digital-TV business for $192.8 million, the L.A. Times reports. Broadcom will take over AMD’s production of a chip that connects the picture, sound, power and plugs for televisions, the paper…
Online video site Metacafe said it’s now allowing site visitors to update the tags, titles and descriptions for video on its site, similar to how Wikipedia works, the company announced today. The goal is to improve video search and recommendations,…