Disney-ABC Television, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal may fold A&E Television Networks, History and Lifetime into a new joint venture, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed sources. The restructuring would give NBC Universal a stake in Lifetime, which is co-owned…
ABC News is hiring four digital reporters, to be based in Denver, Detroit and Washington, D.C., Broadcasting & Cable reports. The additions expand a program begun in 2007, when ABC tapped digital reporters armed with small cameras and edit pieces on their…
Nickelodeon Magazine is shuttering this week, a move which will result in the lay offs of 30 employees, the Los Angeles Times reports. The magazine–like the network, owned by Viacom–was created in 1993 and reached a circulation of more than…
Television broadcast networks turned down all five pilots based in Washington, D.C. for next season’s schedule. the New York Times reports. The move has prompted some head-scratching given the surge of interest in public service and politics. The only new…
Writer Jeff Bell has struck a two-year, seven-figure deal with Warner Bros. Television, where he’ll work as the showrunner for "V," Daily Variety reports. "Like many people, I have fond memories of watching the original miniseries," Bell tells the trade…
The FCC will receive an additional $10 million in digital-television funding after Commerce Secretary Gary Locke approved the funds, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC had asked for the funds to ensure it would be able to keep operators handling…