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Dish Network made good on its promise to drop the last five of the 15 Rainbow Media Voom HD channels it used to carry, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider claims that Voom is in violation of its carriage agreement,…
Dana Delany will return for the fourth season of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” Entertainment Tonight reports. Her character’s current mysterious storyline will be resolved in Sunday’s two-hour season finale, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman
USTelematics is using WiMax wireless technology to bring live television to cars, Wired reports. IPTV will be delivered to Voyager in-car entertainment systems along with 4VDO, a “mobilecast” program delivering broadcast and video programming, the magazine says. The technology can…
“Law & Order” boss Dick Wolf stated at William Morris’ annual upfront party that he would create Web-only programming for NBC when “they start paying some money,” Silicon Alley Insider reports. Meanwhile, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar revealed at the Web…
Fox’s renewal of “‘Til Death” came with a caveat—the elimination of the characters played by Kat Thomas and Eddie Kaye Thomas, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. Their absence will be filled with a new storyline featuring Kenny Westchester, the…
TNT is developing a roster of new drama programs from executive producers George Clooney, “24” co-creator Joel Surnow and L.A. cop Will Beall, the Hollywood Reporter says. TBS is developing a comedy series written and produced by its star, William…
The Associated Press has joined with news networks ABC, Fox News Channel, CNN and CBS in a suit against a South Dakota law, which they claim infringes on speech and their ability to gather information and report on elections, Broadcasting…
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will present their jointly developed mobile digital TV technology as the standard for North America, TVNewsday reports. The technology uses existing digital TV broadcast bandwidth with little broadcasting equipment investment and little impact on existing…
Windows Vista Media Center users found themselves unable to record NBC’s “American Gladiators” and “Medium” on Monday night, CNET.com reports. An error message read, “Restrictions set by the broadcaster and/or originator prohibit recording of this program,” hinting that the block…
Local TV stations are creating social networking sites about local gas prices, political news, weather, dining and entertainment, TVNewsday reports. The vertically integrated, localized sites allow broadcasters to break free from the old school of thought that the Web is…