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Actor James Badge Dale (“24”) has been hired as the lead in an untitled AMC thriller, the Hollywood Reporter says. Dale will play an analyst at a think tank who discovers his bosses have secrets, the paper says. Separately, Christina…
Fox Business News mailed corporate holiday cards featuring CNBC host Jim Cramer as the Grinch, the New York Post says. The year-old cable network, which lags CNBC in ratings, included lyrics that mock Cramer for his recommendations of Bear Stearns…
Americans between 14 and 25 years old spend more time watching DVDs on computers than any other age group, although they also view less television than other age groups, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing a study from Deloitte. Millennials, the…
Hulu is reaching farther into the mainstream with explosive growth in views in October, according to the latest video viewing figures from Nielsen Online. The site rocketed in October, delivering 206 million streams of video, up from 142 million in…
Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners acquired TV Guide Network for $255 million from Macrovision Solutions Corp., the companies announced Thursday. Macrovision will continue to own TVGuide’s interactive program guide business. “Over the last few years, the TV Guide Network…
HBO was the leader among TV networks in nominations for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced Thursday morning. The cable network led the way with nine nominations, followed by broadcast leader NBC with eight, ABC with seven and…
Fox is feeling happy about “Glee,” greenlighting the Ryan Murphy musical drama to series. The network has ordered 13 episodes of the 20th Century Fox TV project, which has been on the development fast track since it was first announced…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is tapping a media and media association executive for a top staff post. David Krone, most recently senior VP at Comcast, will become senior adviser to the majority leader. He will oversee and coordinate…
Dish Network and Young Broadcasting failed to renew their retransmission agreement, meaning programming on Young’s TV stations in 11 markets is no longer available to Dish subscribers, the satellite company said. Young is “demanding unreasonable contract terms and an excessive…