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Cost-Cutting Reflected in Stars’ Pay, Although Surprise May Be in Who Makes What

In a survey of who makes what on television, veteran reporter Stephen Battaglio at TVGuide.com finds that cost-cutting has taken its toll in stars’ pay this year. The stars of new series are  making between $75,000 to $125,000 per episode this…

VH1 Sticking with Second Season Premiere of Fantasia’s Reality Show Despite OD

VH1 said it’s sticking with the Sept. 19 second-season debut of Fantasia Barrino’s reality show, "Fantasia for Real," despite the "American Idol" winner’s overdose this week, reports the New York Post. A representative for the network said that it’s too…

CNN Announcement About Larry King Replacement Might Come by Next Week

CNN may announce sometime before early next week that it’s officially tapped Piers Morgan as Larry King’s replacement, reports TheWrap.com’s TVHunter blog. While a story on Hollywoodlife.com reported that Morgan wouldn’t be taking the gig (note: a link on TheWrap.com…

AMC Places Full-Series Order for Pilot Formerly Known as ‘The Killing,’ Based on a Danish TV Crime Series

AMC has placed a full-series order for the pilot that was formerly known as "The Killing," and which now is untitled, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The series is based on a popular Danish television crime series…

Cox Communications to Integrate Its Video-On-Demand Service in TiVo’s Digital Video Recorders

Cox Communications will integrate its video-on-demand service in TiVo’s digital video recorders, allowing viewers to tap both services without dealing with two separate devices, reports the Los Angeles Times. Without this arrangement, viewers would need a cable set-top box for…

Calling Ruling ‘Flawed,’ Viacom Appeals $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Google’s YouTube

Calling a June ruling "flawed" when a federal judge threw out Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google’s YouTube, Viacom formally appealed the decision on Wednesday, reports AOL’s DailyFinance. After filing a two-page notice in the 2nd U.S. Circuit…

Syfy Nabs ‘Pushing Daisies’ Creator in Deal to Adapt ‘The Lotus Caves’ Novel

Syfy has cinched a deal with "Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller to adapt a popular science-fiction novel called "The Lotus Caves" for television, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. In the 1969 book by John Christopher, two rebellious boys living on…

Veteran Writers/Producers Sign Overall Deals with 20th Century Fox TV

Veteran "Family Guy" writers and producers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild have signed overall deals with 20th Century Fox TV, the producers of the show, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The deal allows the pair to work on developing new…

DirecTV Taps Google to Sell Ads for 11 Networks Including Bloomberg and G4

DirecTV has signed a deal with Google for the Internet company to sell ads across 11 networks airing on the satellite operator, reports Multichannel News. The deal will allow Google TV Ads to sell inventory across all dayparts on local…

A&E’s ‘Breakout Kings’ Taps ‘Percy Jackson’ Actress as Series Regular

A&E’s "Breakout Kings" has tapped an actress who appeared in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" for a series regular role, reports The Hollywood Reporter. On the series, Serinda Swan, who played Aphrodite in the film, will play Erica Reed, an…