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Starting May 26, SundanceChannel.com will debut 10 profiles of people involved in transforming the High Line abandoned railroad tracks into a New York City park, Multichannel News says. The episodes will be used later as interstitial programming on Sundance Channel,…
Acme Communications said first-quarter revenue declined 20% to $6.5 million, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The company said revenue declined because of “sharply lower advertising demand” at its television stations, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
Kristin Cavallari is replacing rival Lauren Conrad on “The Hills,” the Associated Press reports. The fifth season of the MTV reality show will debut on May 31, the news wire says. Cavallari’s rivalry with Conrad was spotlighted in 2004 on…
NBC has renewed “Last Call With Carson Daly” for the coming season, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The renewal comes as part of an option in Daly’s current deal with the network and solidifies the network’s late-night lineup. The show will…
ABC is considering changing “Samantha Who?” to a multi-camera format, Daily Variety reports. The potential change comes as part of the ABC Studios’ efforts to cut back on the show’s budget. According to unnamed sources familiar with the network’s decisions,…
Janeane Garofalo won’t be returning to “24” next season, Entertainment Weekly reports. Because the show will be set in New York, it didn’t make sense to move every character there, the publication says, citing executive producer Howard Gordon. “And to…
According to Turner Broadcasting research, advertising spending on cable networks lags the viewership of the channels, MediaPost reports. While ad-supported cable has a 60% share of prime-time total viewers, the channels only grab 29% of television’s prime-time ad spending, the…
Danny Gokey was booted off “American Idol” on Wednesday night, leaving contestants Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, the New York Post reports. Gokey, who looked tired, told host Ryan Seacrest during a commercial break, “I just want this to be…
“Survivor” winner Richard Hatch was released from federal prison on Monday, the New York Post reports. Hatch, 47, had been serving a four-year term after his 2005 conviction for failing to pay taxes on $1 million he won on “Survivor:…
Charter Communications was granted a temporary restraining order against DirecTV, Multichannel News reports. This means DirecTV must halt radio, print and direct mail ads that Charter claims are misleading, the trade paper says. Charter filed suit against the satellite-TV company…