Hedge fund Harbinger Capital has cut its ownership share of New York-area cable company Cablevision to about 5%, down from 9% in September, Multichannel News says, citing a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Harbinger sold shares this month for less…
The popularity of the CBS Friday night police drama “Flashpoint” has caused Canadian producers to pitch more shows to the studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. NBC soon will air “The Listener,” a cop show set in Toronto that was co-produced…
The first season of the “Star Trek” television series, which debuted in 1966, will be released on Blu-ray in April by Paramount in conjunction with the release of the newest “Star Trek” movie, the Hollywood Reporter says. Paramount will release…
Painter Thomas Kinkade has signed on with the Creative Artists Agency to pursue opportunities in television, film and the Internet, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Kinkade, whose art and merchandise has generated $4 billion in sales, last year made his…
The Screen Actors Guild bumped up its 2010 awards ceremony by eight days and will hold the event Jan. 23, the first time in five years it will be held on a Saturday night, Daily Variety reports. TNT and TBS…
Disney Channel’s “Night of Stars,” anchored by the premiere of original movie “Dadnapped,” helped the network gain ground over Nickelodeon’s launch of original movie “Spectacular!” on Monday. “Dadnapped” posted 4.6 million total viewers, besting “Spectacular” by 39%. The Disney original…
New York-area sports networks were nominated for more than 100 local Emmy Awards, Multichannel News reports, with winners to be announced next month. MSG Media earned about half the nominations, while Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network received 31 nominations, Multichannel…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is several weeks away from having access to the approximately $168 million it needs to fill the 4.2 million outstanding public requests for coupons that can be used toward digital-to-analog converter boxes for the…
Tomorrow’s live telecast of Fox’s “American Idol” will be picketed by the Writers Guild of America in an effort to get show producer FremantleMedia North America to address working conditions for its workers, the Hollywood Reporter says. The guild is…