The National Cable & Telecommunications Association and Comcast are arguing against Congress making major changes to cable’s compulsory license, Broadcasting & Cable reports. NCTA President Kyle McSlarrow, according to prepared testimony, will say today that he doesn’t want lawmakers to…
Shed Media, the British film and TV company behind “Supernanny,” is opening an umbrella company based in Burbank, Calif., to house its domestic operations, Daily Variety says. Shed Media U.S. will contain the U.S. operations of Richochet Television, the producer…
CBS and Cookie Jar Entertainment have extended their pact for Saturday morning cartoons to include three additional seasons, Daily Variety reports. The schedule for next season will continue to be targeted to girls, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
Episodes of “Bones” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” were among television shows, films and print articles nominated for the Humane Society of the United States’ 23rd Genesis Awards, the Hollywood Reporter says. The awards, which honor media coverage…
The Oprah Winfrey Network has hired Warner Horizon Television executive Alan Saxe as senior vice president of business and legal affairs, Daily Variety reports. He’ll handle all TV and digital agreements, as well as acquisition, financing and production contracts, the…
“Lipstick Jungle” star Lindsay Price has been tapped as one of the three witches in the ABC pilot “Eastwick,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Even though her role on “Eastwick” is formally in second position to “Jungle,” the move seems to…
Actor Eric Christian Olsen has been cast as the lead in an untitled ABC comedy pilot, while Taylor Schilling is taking the lead in NBC’s drama pilot “Mercy,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, 9-year-old Dakota Goyo has been hired to…
Rosie O’Donnell spent seven years waiting for her telefilm “America” to make it to TV, the Hollywood Reporter says. She originally wanted John Leguizamo to play the role of a therapist to children in the U.S. foster care system, although…