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Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the World Television Festival in Banff next month, Daily Variety reports. The festival, held June 7-10, includes television competitions and discussions with TV executives about industry topics, the trade…
Current “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Gilles Marini revealed he will be appearing in the ABC drama “Brothers & Sisters,” OK! Magazine reports. Marini has not disclosed information about his role or in how many episodes he will appear, the…
James Gandolfini, star of “The Sopranos,” reportedly was invited to host this year’s Tony Awards, but he declined, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources within the Broadway community. Although Gandolfini is a Tony nominee for his work in…
Advertising spending losses hit cable operators hard, as many MSOs anticipate slower climbs once sales begin to pick up, Multichannel News reports. Comcast posted a 25% loss in ad sales revenue, while Charter Communications, which posted a 6% revenue increase,…
MGM has cleared its Sunday movie block in 65% of the country in less than 10 days, TVNewsday reports. The “MGM Primetime Sunday Movie” will air on CW affiliates from Tribune Co., Sunbeam TV Corp. and Gray Television, among others….
TVNewsdayPolitical ad spending could rise to as much as $1 billion in 2009, TVNewsday reports, citing claims from Campaign Media Analysis Group founder and president Evan Tracey. One of the reasons for the high prediction is an increase in spending…
Singer Alanis Morissette has been cast in Showtime’s “Weeds,” Entertainment Weekly reports. She’ll appear for at least seven episodes in the program’s fifth season, which debuts June 8, as a doctor tending to Mary-Louise Parker’s character, the magazine reports. —Aimee…
Eminem and Jimmy Kimmel plan to fly about 200 laid-off auto workers to see a taping of Kimmel’s show in which Eminem will appear, the Detroit Free Press reports. “Jimmy Kimmel and I got to talking, and we wanted to…
Three newspapers owned by McClatchy are charging subscribers for their stand-alone TV sections, MediaPost reports. It now costs 25 cents to receive the Sunday edition sections with the Sacramento Bee, the Kansas City Star and the Miami Herald, the publication…