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Daily Archives : Dec 20, 2012

USA Network Renews Its Longest-Running Series

USA Network has given a renewal to its longest-running series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed "Psych," a comedy starring James Roday and Dule Hill, for an eighth season. The renewal was announced via Twitter…

‘Rules of Engagement’ Lands at Cable Network

"Rules of Engagement" has found a home on cable, with a January 2013 debut scheduled. B&C reports that the CBS comedy series has been bought for cable syndication by TBS. "We recently shot the 100th episode, which speaks to the…

Amazon Orders Six Pilots in Its First Original Comedy Slate

Amazon.com’s original film and series production arm, Amazon Studios, announced its first original slate of comedy pilots today, ordering six pilots from a mix of industry veterans and newcomers, Deadline.com reports. “These are Amazon’s first green lights since the studio…

Anatomy of Reporting Mass Murder: Why Were We Told So Much Wrong Information During the Live Reporting Last Friday of the Killings in Newtown, Conn.? Should Reporters Have Done a Better Job?

[Updated 12/20/12 at 10:25 am, PT to correct the number of adults killed in Newtown by Adam Lanza on Dec. 14, 2012, not including his shooting himself.] Scott Pelley, the anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” who…

Mel Karmazin Departs Sirius XM Ahead of Schedule

Mel Karmazin has stepped down from Sirius XM Radio earlier than expected, as the company has appointed James E. Meyer as its interim chief executive officer, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. As previously reported, Karmazin was expected to…

Martha Stewart Living CEO Gets the Hook After Five Months

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is getting a new chief executive just five months after it tapped Lisa Gersh to revive the company’s media properties, reports the New York Post. Gersh, a former television executive and co-founder of Oxygen Media, was…

BBC America Orders Talk Show Based on Podcast

BBC America has ordered a television talk show based on the "Nerdist" podcast from Chris Hardwick, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The channel ordered a ten-episode season of the show, for a spring debut. Recent episodes of the podcast…

‘Game of Thrones’ Beer to Be Available for HBO Show’s Season 3 Premiere

In an unusual product tie-in with a TV series, HBO and Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y., are partnering to produce a new Game of Thrones beer, USA Today reports. The beverage will be available from the upstate New York brewer…