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Primetime Emmy producer Don Mischer is considering making several changes to this year’s telecast on Sept. 13, Variety reports. Discussed changes include moving some categories such as the TV movie and miniseries awardsto the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony. However, such…
“Heroes” has cast Robert Knepper in the role of a new lead villain, the Hollywood Reporter says. Knepper will appear in at least six episodes of the new season as Samuel, referred to as “Carnival Barker” in a series breakdown…
Abbe Raven, president and CEO of A&E Television Networks, will run the new company being created by Disney-ABC TV, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal to merge AETN and Lifetime, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The trade magazine reported Wednesday that the three companies…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has named Jamila Hunter as its head of programming. Hunter will oversee the network’s programming development beginning June 10. Hunter has launched several shows for NBC, 20th Century Fox Television and Bravo as a non-fiction…
NBC led the list of 2009 Television Critics Association Award nominations, which were announced today. The network received 11 nominations, which included ones for “30 Rock,” “The Office,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Friday Night Lights” and “ER.” The network’s 2008 Summer…
NBC Universal has launched its sixth annual “Stand-Up for Diversity” nationwide search for the funniest comics of diverse backgrounds. “Law & Order’s” Anthony Anderson will serve as the spokesperson for the tour, which kicks off in Miami on June 28….
None of the five Washington-set shows in development for the fall season were picked up despite the tide of change in the White House and more political involvement among youth, the New York Times reports. Among the shows in development…
Disney-ABC Television, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal may fold A&E Television Networks, History and Lifetime into a new joint venture, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed sources. The restructuring would give NBC Universal a stake in Lifetime, which is co-owned…
DirecTV is helping NBC fund an Emmy campaign for the critically adored, but ratings challenged series “Friday Night Lights,” Variety reports. If nominated, DirecTV, which helps produce the series in exchange for first run broadcast rights on its The 101…
Fox has moved the airdate of “Virtuality” from July 4 to June 26, HitFix reports. The two-hour film, created by “Battlestar Galactica’s” Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, was developed as a backdoor pilot, but was not picked it. By…