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John Kerry, D-Mass., said the reauthorization of the satellite distant signal compulsory license and issues such as FCC reforms would be priorities for the Senate Communications, Technology & Internet subcommittee, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The full committee, headed by Jay…
Universal Cable Prods. has appointed Nikki Reed vice president of current and development, overseeing scripted programming for non-NBC Universal Cable Prods., the Hollywood Reporter says. Reed was VP of development for director Jon Turteltaub and executive produced the 2005 feature…
ABC’s comedy presentation “This Little Piggy” has tapped Kevin Rahm and Jeff Davis to play brothers who move in together, the Hollywood Reporter says. In other casting news, CBS’ comedy pilot “The Fish Tank” has tapped Dash Mihok as a…
With New York Gov. David Paterson slated to sign a budget containing $350 million in tax credits for film and television production, some are saying the program won’t be enough to keep TV shows in the state, Daily Variety reports….
Disney is continuing its overseas expansion through several agreements for Disney, ABC and ESPN at the Mip TV programming market in Cannes, Daily Variety reports. The agreements are with South Africa’s M-Net and Finnish broadcast network Nelonen Media, the trade…
Discovery Communications has locked in a program block on German free-to-air channel Kabel 1, owned by ProSiebenSat.1, Daily Variety reports. The weekly branded block, called K1 Discovery, will run through 2009 with 50 hours of programming, the trade paper says….
IFC has ordered its first telefilm, a vampire story based on Laurell K. Hamilton’s “Anita Blake” series, Daily Variety reports. The project is produced by Lionsgate and After Dark Films, and Glen Morgan (“The X-Files”) wrote the screenplay and will…
A&E Television Networks is continuing its licensing agreements for “Criss Angel Mindfreak,” making a three-season deal with Sony’s Asia-Pacific cable/satellite channel AXN Beyond, Daily Variety says. In other licensing news, the History Channel sold “Ice Road Truckers” to several international…
The Style Network will present the U.S. premiere of the Canadian series “Outlaw In-Laws” on April 7. Two episodes of the show, which attempts to broker peace between spouses and their in-laws with the help of advice columnist Ellie Tesher,…
Total broadcast TV revenues were down 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a Television Bureau of Advertising report. Network TV posted the biggest decline for the quarter at 9.3%, while local broadcast TV was down 3.4% for…