‘Top Model’ Returns to NYC
“America’s Next Top Model” will return to New York City on Saturday in a do-over after a stampede cut short auditions last month, the New York Post reports. The CW said it will post the audition location on its Website…
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Williams Gets Cronkite Award
NBC anchor Brian Williams has been named this year’s Walter Cronkite Award winner by Arizona State’s journalism school, which is named for the long-time CBS anchor, the Associated Press reports. Williams gets his prize at a luncheon Nov. 18 in…
TruTV Tapped for Universal Promos
TruTV has been tapped by Universal Pictures to be a promotional partner for its films “State of Play” and “Land of the Lost,” Daily Variety reports. The Russell Crowe movie “State of Play” will be promoted during TruTV’s three-hour marathon…
SAG May Be Close to Deal
The Screen Actors Guild might be close to reaching a new deal on a contract with the studios and networks, the Los Angeles Times reports. A breakthrough appears to have come in backchannel talks between the union’s interim executive director…
Cable, Telcos Battle it Out at FCC
The Federal Communications Commission will be putting together plans for the nation’s broadband future and cable and telephone companies will be pushing to make sure they get the inside track on billions of dollars in spending, the Wall Street Journal…
CBS Tackles TV and Web with ‘Harper’s’
CBS’ limited-run series “Harper’s Island” represents a different way of marrying TV with the online world, TelevisionWeek reports. Characters from the show will appear on the online companion “Harper’s Globe,” and vice versa, TVWeek says. —Jon Lafayette
Martin Grabs Role at CNN
The Washington Post takes a look at CNN’s Roland Martin, who is filling in for Campbell Brown and will anchor a weekend show on the network when she returns from maternity leave. —Jon Lafayette
‘Game’ Creator Mulls Changes
“The Game” creator Mara Brock Akil is considering transforming the half-hour show into an hour-long series as The CW plans its exit from the shorter comedy format, the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll pitch the idea to The CW executives this…
Fox’s Friedman Fired over ‘Wolverine’
Foxnews.com entertainment writer Roger Friedman was fired for reviewing a pirated copy of the 20th Century Fox film “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which has been leaked on the Internet, the New York Times reports. The report confirms an earlier post by…
Turner, Lionsgate Sign Movie Deal
Turner Networks has signed several movie-licensing agreements with Lionsgate, allowing the cable-network company to have first network TV rights to films such as “Madea Goes to Jail,” Daily Variety reports. TNT and TBS will be the first nonpay television networks…