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CNN’s Larry King answers 10 questions for Time Magazine. King, who is marking 50 yeas in broadcasting with a new book, says he’s never counted how many pairs of suspenders he’s owned and said that Robert Mitchum’s single-word answers made…
The new version of “Melrose Place” on The CW’s schedule will begin with the dead body of Sydney from the original version of the show, found floating in a swimming pool, Entertainment Weekly reports. The character, played by Laura Leighton,…
20th Century Fox TV has signed a two-year agreement with Dan Sackheim, who will also join its “Lie to Me” drama as an executive producer, Daily Variety says. Most recently, Sackheim worked on “House” and “Life” at Universal Media Studios,…
DirecTV will relaunch The 101 Network on May 31 with a new logo and 3-D graphics, TelevisionWeek reports. The rebranding comes as the network debuts its rebroadcasts of “Oz” and “Deadwood,” the trade paper says. Airing the two dramas, which…
The NFL Network is looking for an analyst to work with play-by-play man Bob Papa during its slate of live football contests, USA Today reports. The paper looks at a few candidates for the job, including Michael Strahan, Dick Vermeil,…
Univision said it will broadcast the 2010 World Cup, new telenovelas and reality shows in its 2009-10 season, Adweek reports. The World Cup, which will be broadcast from South Africa in June and July 2010, will be aired on Univision’s…
World Wrestling Entertainment ended up changing the venue for the Monday taping of its “Raw” show after the Pepsi Center double-booked WWE and a Denver Nuggets playoff game for the same night, Daily Variety reports. WWE will now tape the…
Warner Bros. Entertainment wants to buy the assets of Midway Games, a company formerly controlled by Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, the Wall Street Journal reports. The assets Warner Bros. would get as part of a $33 million bid include the…
Nexstar Executive co-Chief Operating Officer Timothy Busch was tapped as the next chairman of the CBS affiliates board, Broadcasting & Cable reports. He’s replacing LIN TV executive VP Scott Blumenthal, who will remain on the board and be responsible for…
USA Network has promoted Ryan Sharkey to VP of program acquisitions and administration, Daily Variety reports. In his new role, he’ll oversee series and film acquisitions and handle inventory for USA, Sleuth and Universal HD, the trade paper says. —Aimee…