FX Acquires ‘Spider-Man 3’
FX has acquired the rights to the blockbuster film “Spider-Man 3,” sources said. The network will have a five year window to show the film. Studio Sony will be able to cut out part of that window to sell the…
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TVWeek, Playboy, Rainbow Team for Cable Positive POP Awards
TelevisionWeek, Playboy Enterprises and Rainbow Media are joining together to support the Cable Positive HIV/AIDs project by sponsoring the 6th Annual POP awards, which recognize outstanding programming about the issue. “Nothing could be more mainstream than the fight against HIV/AIDs,”…
HBO Boss Chris Albrecht Apologizes, Takes Leave of Absence
HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht apologized in a memo to HBO staff Tuesday for the incident that landed him in a Las Vegas jail over the weekend and is taking a temporary leave of absence. COO Bill Nelson will…
Exclusive Podcast: ’24’ Kills Off Another Character
They say that what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger, but what about who you kill? In this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk, “24” co-executive producer Manny Coto jokes about the idea of a “haunted CTU” that brings back all…
CBS, ABC Tie Up Monday
CBS and ABC split the 18-to-49 vote on another typically competitive Monday night, while procedural “CSI: Miami” bested hipper upstarts such as “Heroes” and “24.” ABC led among households with a 90-minute “Dancing With the Stars” (4.8) and similarly super-sized…
Comcast Demos Wideband Modem Technology
Cable Giants Confident They’ll Survive Upstarts
Warner Bros. Television Group Names Bouttier Digital Senior VP
Stepping up from his current role as Telepictures Production’s VP of new business and sales, Brett Bouttier will now take on the newly created position of senior VP, digital. Mr. Bouttier will report to Craig Hunegs, executive VP of business…
ABC Leads Evening News at Sweeps Halfway Point
ABC’s “World News With Charles Gibson” won the flagship news ratings race for the week of April 30, and leads its two competitors at the halfway point of May sweeps, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. The news is…