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Report: ABC Offers Abdul Development Deal in Exchange for ‘Stars’ Appearance

Former "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has reportedly been offered a $1 million development deal with ABC contingent on her agreeing to be a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars," according to TMZ.com. The Web site says an integral part…

One of the ‘Mad Men’ Won’t Be Back Next Season

Bryan Batt, who played Salvatore Romano, an art director and closeted homosexual in AMC’s "Mad Men," which is set in the early 1960s, will not be on the show when it resumes next season, reports TV Guide. Matt Weiner, creator of…

Disney Names Bates to Succeed Padden

ABC parent The Walt Disney Co. has named Richard Bates to replace Preston Padden as its senior vice president of government relations, reports Multichannel News. Bates, former executive director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and a 19-year Disney veteran, will oversee corporate relations…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Gets Early Renewal

One day after giving creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas a lucrative new deal to develop a new situation comedy, CBS has given their hit "How I Met Your Mother" an early renewal for a sixth season, according to The…

CBS Refuses to Pull Controversial Super Bowl Ad

CBS announced today that it would not pull the Focus on Family commercial — one deemed to be pro-life by advocates for reproductive choice — from the Super Bowl, reports B&C. The commercial features the mother of University of Florida…

Broadway Musical Star Drafted by ‘Ugly Betty’

Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell is the latest big name to join the cast of ABC’s "Ugly Betty," reports Entertainment Weekly. Mitchell has been cast as a former lover of Vanessa Williams’ character who is her complete antithesis….

Program Partners, Knowlera Media Team Up

Knowlera Media, a supplier of "How-To" video programming, has teamed with Program Partners to create a new service that will create ready-made content for broadcasters, according to B&C. The joint effort, announced Monday at the NATPE conference is Las Vegas, will assist…

First Oprah and Now Martha: Stewart Leaving Syndication for Exclusive Cable Deal

Original episodes of “The Martha Stewart Show” will leave daytime syndication and move exclusively to cable in the fall. Stewart, a syndication staple, will move to the Hallmark Channel come autumn, the network announced Tuesday morning. The show will air weekdays…

How CBS TV Distribution Got Nancy Grace Show Cleared

Given the tough economy for TV stations, and a desire to get Nancy Grace’s show launched this fall, CBS Television Distribution had to think creatively, The New York Times reports. So CBS decided to forego cash license fees and go with all-barter…

Last Surviving Cast Member of No. 1 1960s Show Has Died

He was a true rebel, the actor who shocked the nation by quitting the No. 1 show on TV in 1965. The last surviving member of the Western series “Bonanza,” Paernell Roberts, died in Malibu at age 81, the Associated…