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Lost Third ‘Star Trek’ Pilot Set for DVD Release

Many TV fans and all Trekkies know that there were two pilots filmed for "Star Trek" in 1965; however, a third pilot has been discovered and will be released on CBS Blu-Ray DVD Nov. 15, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The lost…

White Named President of Comcast’s West Division

Cable giant Comcast has named Steven White president of the firm’s 11-state West Division, reports Multichannel News. White will be taking over a division that reaches more than 6 million customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico,…

BendBroadband Agrees to Carry NFL Network in Time for Tonight’s Game

BendBroadband, a cable operator in Bend, Ore., has reached a deal for carriage of the NFL Network, starting with the first Thursday night game, which is airing tonight, the Chicago Bears vs. the San Francisco 49ers, reports B&C. The NFL Network…

NBA Web Site Adds Live Second-Screen Component

The National Basketball Association ‘s NBA.com Web site has a new second-screen statistics feature that will be a live companion to the basketball games being shown on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV, reports B&C. NBA TV Companion will be jointly managed by the…

Julia Barr Returning to ‘All My Children’ for 40th Anniversary

Julia Barr, a two-time Emmy winner for her role as Brooke English on ABC’s "All My Children," is heading back to the soap in January, 2010, for the show’s 40th anniversary, reports SoapCentral.com. Barr, who is a 30-year vet of the…

Fox Cancels Joss Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse’

Fox canceled Joss Whedon’s sci-fi thriller series “Dollhouse,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Whedon, on his web site Whedonesque.com, wrote that he was proud of the show, which “is getting better pretty much every week,” and added, partly with tongue-in-cheek, “I’m…

Al Gore’s Current TV Lays Off 80 Amid Programming Overhaul

Former Vice President Al Gore’s Current TV laid off 80 full-time staffers, and began an overhaul of its programming, MediaWeek reports. The original format of user-generated short-form programming will give way to more traditional content, including half-hour and hour programs,…

‘Old Christine’ Creator Gets Studio Deal

"The New Adventures of Old Christine" creator Kari Lizer signed a three-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the show’s producer, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll continue as executive producer/showrunner on "Christine" if it gets picked up for a sixth…

Man Convicted in Brutal Murder of Arkansas TV Anchor

Curtis L. Vance was convicted Wednesday in the brutal October 2008 murder of Little Rock, Ark., television anchor Anne Pressly, the Associated Press reports. He had told police he had been looking to steal a laptop when he attacked her….

Six-Hour Mini Based on Stories of Legendary Sci-Fi Author Being Prepped

Newly created White Oak Films is preparing to pitch a six-hour miniseries based on the short stories of a legendary science-fiction author, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The miniseries, based on the works of Ray Bradbury, the 89-year-old author of the…