Following NBC’s West Coast moves, the buzz that ABC might be next to combine its network programming operations with its television studio is growing, TelevisionWeek says. ABC Studios President Mark Pedowitz’s contract is up in February, adding to speculation he…
Former CBS News anchorman Dan Rather tells the Columbia Journalism Review he’s “never been happier or more satisfied” than he is now working on HDNet’s “Dan Rather Reports.” Rather is suing CBS for $70 million, and says a Hollywood producer…
A jury ruled that Turner Broadcasting System reneged on a deal to sell the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers, and awarded the jilted buyer damages of $281 million, Bloomberg reports. The buyer, David McDavid, had sought $450 million from the…
NBC’s decision to replace scripted series with talk show host Jay Leno in its 10 p.m. time slots was criticized by top television producers at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s Hitmakers luncheon panel Tuesday, the Hollywood Reporter says. James…
T.R. Knight is asking “Grey’s Anatomy” producers to write him out of the show, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Producers are inclined to grant him his request and let him go of his contract, the…
TNT will become the latest network to broadcast sports in 3-D, showing a special production of the NBA’s “All-Star Saturday Night” in 80 movie theaters around the country on Feb. 14, USA Today reports. The TNT broadcast follows The NFL…
Some established television shows such as “House” are seeing declines in time-shifted viewing, MediaPost says, citing a report from Horizon Media. “House,” the second most time-shifted show, posted a decline of 7% in its time-shifted viewers from a year ago,…
NBC’s flagship station in New York was about to shoot its annual Chirstmas Caroling promo at the Rockefeller Center skating rink last week as the network’s parent began a round of layoffs, the New York Observer reports. Several staffers never…
As a fan of the show, new “CSI” star Laurence Fishburne knows he has a tough act to follow as the replacement for William Petersen, the Los Angeles Times says. Fishburne’s character will be introduced on Thursday’s episode of the…
ABC hired hired Sonya Walger as the female lead in its new drama “Flash Forward,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Christine Woods was also tapped for a role on the series, he Reporter says. In the drama, based on a science-fiction…