The holidays are just around the corner and NBC is ready, with the network picking up several seasonal specials, Daily Variety reports. The animated “Macy’s Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York,” about a boy who loses his dog right…
Key senators, including Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, are pressuring FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to abandon his mission to dismantle cable operators’ bundling packages and instead concentrate on the upcoming national digital television transition in February, Multichannel…
The Style Network is partnering with Marie Claire magazine for a new reality documentary series titled “Running in Heels,” Multichannel News reports. The weekly series, expected to premiere in March 2009, will follow the professional and personal lives of Marie…
Russian investigators have filed a motion in an effort to ban “South Park” from Russia, The New York Times reports. The Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith has asked prosecutors to ban the show, citing its effect on young…
“There are obviously fair comparisons,” J.J. Abrams tells the L.A. Times today about his new Fox show “Fringe” and its similarity to “The X-Files.” Federal agents investigating the weird and unknown are apparently where the similarities end. “‘Fringe’ differentiates itself…
Google has gained a bigger toehold for its Google TV Ads service, signing a multi-year deal with NBC Universal, TelevisionWeek says. NBCU will make slots available across several of its networks, such as Oxygen, MSNBC and Chiller, for Google to…
Versus stands to benefit if Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France, mounts a comeback after retiring in 2005, TelevisionWeek reports, citing a report on the bicyclist’s career plans by ESPN. Having Mr. Armstrong back in the race…
Wilmington, N.C. became the nation’s first television market to switch to digital signals, and TV stations received calls from some bewildered viewers, TelevisionWeek reports. A gathering of federal, state and local officials flipped a ceremonial switch, and now the process…
Barry Sonnenfeld has been quick to get to work under his recent deal with Sony Pictures Television, having developed projects for three different broadcast networks already, the Hollywood Reporter says. So far he’s working on “The Pretenders” for Fox, based…
ABC has tapped Bob DeLaurentis as showrunner for its new series “The Unusuals,” the Hollywood Reporter says. He joins series creator Noah Hawley in the role and both are executive producers. “Unusuals,” produced by Sony Pictures TV, centers on the…