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After the death Saturday of Paul Walker, one of the stars of the "Fast and the Furious" movies, in a single-car crash in Valencia, Calif., producers of the mega-franchise’s latest installment, "Fast & Furious 7," are considering scrapping the entire…
A former video jockey on MTV has landed a full-time gig on a Fox cable channel. TheWrap.com reports that Fox Business Network tapped Lisa Kennedy Montgomery to host “The Independents.” The show will feature Montgomery and her co-hosts, Reason magazine’s…
The rock star who is the No. 3 best-selling solo artist of the past 40 years has signed up for a very unusual singing gig. Starting Jan. 27, 2014, Billy Joel will play monthly concerts at the Madison Square Garden…
FX has signed Louis C.K. to a production deal that will extend the comedian and actor’s relationship with the network and see him create new shows for the FX networks, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. C.K.’s comedy…
After attracting massive audiences for its miniseries “The Bible,” History has its sights set on another project with a biblical theme. The cable network is exploring a project based on the life of Jesus, but the project could present a…
Viacom today announced that it has restructured its ad sales team for music and entertainment to create a new convergent executive structure. The teams handling TV, digital and mobile ad sales for CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Logo, Spike TV, TV…
A new show hosted by late-night veteran Craig Ferguson has been cleared in 80% of the country, up from 40% just a month ago, reports Deadline.com. The show is “Celebrity Name Game,” a collaboration of Debmar-Mercury and FremantleMedia North America….
Press release from Viacom, Dec. 4, 2013: Viacom Inc. today announced a realignment of its Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment Ad Sales group to merge its television, digital and mobile teams into a single convergent sales organization. The convergent…
The cable news network Al Jazeera America is gaining wider distribution, starting this week. The Los Angeles Times reports that Time Warner Cable will begin carrying the channel this week, potentially as early as Friday. As previously reported, Time Warner…
In a move that will come as no surprise to industry watchers, NBC has ordered a second season of a freshman drama series that is one of the few new scripted hits of the current television season. EW.com’s Inside TV…