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Could Schlieff Join Viacom?

With Henry Schlieff resigning from Crown Media, talk has begun about where he might go next, with some speculating he might return to Viacom, Multichannel News says. He also might decide to work at a smaller independent network, the trade…

ABC Picks Up ‘Flash Forward’

ABC has picked up “Flash Forward” with a 13-episode order, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, based on a novel by Robert J. Sawyer, stars Joseph Fiennes and follows the effects of a mysterious event when everyone blacks out for…

Dish, CMT Enter Program Deal

Dish Network and CMT have agreed to partner on exclusive programs, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The satellite television operator will debut new “Invitation Only” installments, with the concert series later airing on CMT, the trade paper says. Dish also is…

WCBS-TV Takes Run at Print Ads

WCBS-TV in New York has started an advertising sales push that retools print spots into TV commercials and tries to re-sell them to the advertisers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The trade paper says the CBS-owned TV station tells clients about…

‘CBS Sunday Morning’ to Go HD

“CBS Sunday Morning” will broadcast in high-definition beginning May 17, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “‘Sunday Morning’ has a lot of different elements, between the cover stories and the personal profiles, so it’s one of the more exciting hi-def opportunities,” CBS…

Eddie Kaye Thomas Joins HBO’s ‘America’

HBO has cast Eddie Kaye Thomas as a regular in its series “How to Make It in America,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Thomas will play a wealthy hedge fund manager who’s friends with the show’s main characters, the publication says….

‘Gary Unmarried’ Producers Depart

Ed Yeager and Ric Swartzlander, executive producers of CBS comedy “Gary Unmarried,” have left the show because of creative differences, the Hollywood Reporter says. Their departure comes as the network is deciding whether to renew the bubble show, which stars…

SAG Revs Ratification Efforts

The Screen Actors Guild sent a message to members on Friday urging them to vote yes on the feature-primetime contract, Daily Variety reports. The “Yes for Your Future” campaign is planning two meetings, one on May 21 at the Hollywood…

WGA West President Furia Dies

John Furia Jr., a writer on television shows including “The Waltons” and a former president of the Writers Guild of America, West, has died, Daily Variety reports. He was 79, the trade paper says. The publication says Furia also had…

Fox TV Hires Slater/Brooksbank

Fox TV Studios has tapped Slater/Brooksbank as a casting consultant on scripted projects, Daily Variety reports. The company previously worked with Fox TV Studios on “Defying Gravity,” which is now being filmed, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi