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As the digital transition finally takes effect tonight, 118 stations in 85 markets have volunteered to provide nightlight analog series for up to 30 days, reports TVNewsday. The stations will continue to broadcast emergency and DTV transition information only for…
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D., Calif.) has sponsored a bill requiring the FCC to force broadcasters to keep the volume on TV ads at the same volume as the programs they run in, and not louder, reports the Wall Street…
Members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee have asked the FCC to account for the stimulus money it got to educate the public on the digital transition, says Broadcasting & Cable. The lawmakers want to know about rumors that…
Heidi Montag is off “I’m a Celebrity….Get Me Out of Here,” but she’ll be in the September issue of Playboy, People Magazine says. The magazine’s source says there is “tasteful” nudity. –Elizabeth Jensen
CBS has decided to move production on its new fall series "Three Rivers," starring "Moonlight’s" Alex O’Loughlin and Katherine Moennig, the Los Angeles Times reports. Production will move from the Pittsburgh hospital where the pilot was filmed to Paramount Studios….
Lifetime has announced two new original movies. “Acceptance,” starring Joan Cusack and Mae Whitman, will air on Lifetime Aug. 22. The Sanna Hamri-directed movie about the pressures of getting into college is based on the novel of the same name…
The Style Network will debut the second season of "Ruby" on July 5. A one-hour special, "Ruby: The First 100 Pounds," will air on June 21. The new DVD "Ruby: A Journey to Lose the First 100 Pounds" will be…
Fox is taking a wait and see approach with the two-hour pilot movie "Virtuality," airing June 26. While co-creator Ronald D. Moore said it doesn’t look like the project is going to series, he cautioned, "Never say never." "They [Fox]…
Cast members of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives” will do a crossover on another NBC property, hosting the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” show next week, says Broadcasting & Cable. They’ll fill in for a vacationing Kathie Lee Gifford. –Elizabeth Jensen
BMW will return to AMC’s “Mad Men” as the exclusive sponsor of the Aug. 16 premiere, says Mediaweek. The program will air with limited commercial interruption. –Elizabeth Jensen