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CBS President-CEO Leslie Moonves made a surprise visit to the CBS newsroom to bolster embattled “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric, according to the AP. An anonymous staffer present at the pep talk said Mr. Moonves and CBS News & Sports…
SAG has signed an interim pact to allow its members to work on independent films in the case of a strike against the major studios, the AP reports. The agreement also allows for completion of nine studio movies currently in…
At the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, leaders from the broadcast and cable industries pledged to set aside their differences and unite behind the cause of a smooth digital transition, Broadcasting & Cable said Wednesday. Cable stands…
NBCU is urging recipients of the government-issue digital-to-analog converter coupon to act fast, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The network is concerned that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, in charge of overseeing the February digital switchover, will not extend the…
NBCU is joining forces with Tribune and Hearst-Argyle to ease the digital transition and ensure that programming reaches viewers after the switch, according to Broadcasting & Cable. The companies plan to promote the use of Active Format Descriptor technology to…
Fallout from the writers strike has forced HBO to delay some summer debuts until fall, MediaWeek reports. The season premiere of the channel’s “Entourage,” in its fifth year, has been reslated from June to fall. Filming delays caused by the…
The CW is hoping that sex will sell viewers on “Gossip Girl” this season, according to AdAge. Online ads and billboards will feature the characters semi-clothed and in flagrante, with the quasi-profane headline “OMFG.” The show will air its first…
Sources within CBS News are hinting that Katie Couric may leave the network before the end of her contract, possibly as soon as January, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Couric was initially signed on until 2011, but has…
NBC will close the doors of “ER” after its 15th and final season, according to USA Today. Series regulars Maura Tierney and Goran Visnjic, who did not renew their contracts for a full year, will exit early in the season….
“Jericho,” the fan favorite axed by CBS in March, may see new life on Comcast, reports the New York Times. On the heels of a similar deal between NBC and DirecTV on the Peacock’s drama “Friday Night Lights,” CBS has…