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NBC Keeps ‘Law & Order’ in the Family
After several weeks of negotiations with producers, NBC Universal has brokered a last-minute deal with producer Dick Wolf to keep all three “Law & Order” series on the air and within the NBC family. The original “Law,” dubbed the flagship,…
ABC Picks Up 10 Pilots
ABC has ordered a slew of dramas and comedies, sources said. Dramas “Cashmere Mafia” (Sony), “Dirty Sexy Money” (ABC TV Studio), “Pushing Daises” (Warner Bros.), “Women’s Murder Club” (20th Century Fox), “Private Practice” (ABC/Mark Gordon) “Eli Stone” (ABC) and “Big…
Chris Albrecht Pleads No Contest
Former HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht was allowed to enter a plea of no contest to charges of battery arising from an altercation he had with a girlfriend Sunday morning. The incident occurred after HBO televised the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar…
Discovery ‘Shark Week’ Host Dead at 41
Jimmy Hall, recently named host of this year’s “Shark Week” on Discovery Channel, was killed Wednesday filming a documentary north of the Arctic Circle. Mr. Hall, 41, died while base jumping from mountains in a remote area near Sam Fjord…
Charges Dropped in Cartoon Network Boston Bomb Scare
The Massachusetts Attorney General will not proceed with criminal charges against the two men charged with putting light boxes featuring characters from an Adult Swim show in public places in Boston, causing a public safety scare. The devices, part of…
NBC Picks Up Four Drama Pilots, Renews ‘Lights’
NBC has renewed drama “Friday Night Lights” for the fall season and picked up four pilots for series, sources said. The network has picked up “Bionic Woman” (NBC Universal Television Studio), “Chuck” (Warner. Bros.), “Journeyman” (20th Century Fox) and “Life”…
Discovery Plans More HD Channels
Four to Debut in Fall, Two More in 2008
Comcast Proposes HD VOD Movie Premieres
Burke Suggests Same-Day Release for Box Office Events