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Cablevision Systems Corp. came to an agreement with 16 defendants in a lawsuit over improper stock-option backdating from 1997 to 2002, Reuters reports. The cable operator made a pact worth $34.4 million and agreed to adopt corporate governance reforms for…
AT&T will be the wireless voting sponsor for NBC’s “Nashville Star,” debuting June 9, Media Daily News reports. AT&T plays the same role for Fox’s “American Idol,” the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
Mitch Oscar has been named vice president of televisual applications at MPG North America, Media Daily News reports. He will be responsible for emerging media platforms ranging from online to wireless to out-of-home, the Web site says. Oscar had been…
Jeffrey Tambor will guest star in ABC’s “Good Behavior” pilot as Catherine O’Hara’s sleazy pawn-shop partner, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ty Burrell has joined the network’s untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick comedy pilot as the lover of Alan Tudyk’s character, while…
FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a development deal with Prime Licensing, the Hollywood Reporter says. FME will have the global rights to produce a TV documentary about soccer star Pele under the agreement, the newspaper says. The company also will retain…
Verizon Communications will add more than 60 channels to its FiOS lineup this summer, including at least 25 high-definition channels, Multichannel News reports. Among the channels to be offered in HD are Lifetime, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel, Smithsonian Channel…
SAG President Alan Rosenberg and National Executive Director Doug Allen will urge SAG members who are also AFTRA members to reject ratification of the agreement made by AFTRA and the producers, the Hollywood Reporter says. SAG has not made clear…
Fox has tapped Wayne McClammy to direct the comedy pilot “Cool School,” the Hollywood Reporter says. McClammy, the man behind the Sarah Silverman/Jimmy Kimmel “I’m F***ing Matt Damon” and “I’m F***ing Ben Affleck” videos, will make his directorial debut with…
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group and publisher Glu Mobile have launched a mobile phone game for the Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The downloadable game is available for purchase at around $3 to play for a…
Disney’s Kevin Mayer, executive VP of corporate strategy and business development, praised Hulu, calling it “a great site,” Wired reports. Speaking at the Intel CEO Summit in San Francisco, Mayer hinted the company may participate in the News Corp.-NBC Universal…