The new Major League Baseball Nework is already looking forward to 2013, when it can pick up a larger package of live ballgames, Multichannel News reports. Speaking at a conference Wednesday, MLB’s Tim Brosnan said the channel’s “goal is to…
ABC Family has added five cast members to its upcoming series adaptation of the film “10 Things I Hate About You,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Among the new castmates are Nicholas Braun, Kyle Kaplan, Meaghan Jette Martin, Ethan Peck and…
HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts…
Wal-Mart Boasts Lowest-Priced Blu-ray Player for Black Friday Wal-Mart is unveiling the Magnavox Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player for $128 on Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving. That’s the lowest retail price ever for the format, Home Media Magazine reports. The…
Sony is offering free disposal and recycling of old television sets to consumers who purchase a 32-inch or larger Bravia high-definition LCD set under its Green Glove Service. Sony’s goal is to address a mounting environmental concern as consumers upgrade…
Netflix took two big steps in the area of high definition this week, officially moving to HD streaming and tying up loose ends with HD DVD. Going live on Wednesday via an upgrade to the Xbox 360, Netflix entered the…
China’s top network, CCTV, sold $1.4 billion in ad time during its version of an upfront, representing a 15% increase from last year, the Wall Street Journal says. “This is a tremendous amount of investment being committed to China at…
Mob Scene Creative + Productions has opened a New York branch in addition to adding Ben Coplon and Jason Rein to the company, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Los Angeles-based ad and content production company works on trailers, commercials and…
Lifetime filed a new lawsuit in federal court as it seeks to unfreeze “Project Runway,” a series it acquired but is now enjoined from airing by a state court order. “This is the next step in our dispute with NBCU…
The Writers Guild of America is filing arbitration against the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers for allegedly failing to comply with the new contract negotiated out of the 100-day strike that shut down Hollywood during the winter of…