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Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer of “Chuck,” “Gossip Girl” and “The OC,” will speak at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. Mr. Schwartz will participate in a session titled “Josh Schwartz: Creating in the…
Discovery Communications is suing Amazon.com Inc. alleging that Amazon’s Kindle electronic book product infringes on a patent the media company holds. The suit was filed in United States District Court in Delaware. Discovery says it and its founder, John Hendricks…
The Sci Fi cable channel, soon to be renamed Syfy, says it is moving into the youth market by forming a partnership with Acclaim Games and ZooKazoo to develop a series of online games and entertainment destinations. The partnership will…
KCNC-TV in Denver held a town hall meeting called “Beating the Recession,” while Hearst-Argyle has created Project Economy with the goal of getting its stations to offer money-saving tips and employment help, Broadcasting & Cable reports. It’s part of a…
The DIY Network is creating new shows for its 2009 slate that it hopes will appeal to homeowners in the current recession, such as “10 Grand in Your Hand,” which shows how to save $10,000 from home improvement projects, Broadcasting…
With less than two months before the upfront presentations in New York, Fox programmers met with new Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice last week and came away feeling his approach will mesh well with their goals, Daily Variety reports. Still,…
Turner Classic Movies has ordered a 10-hour documentary series on Hollywood moguls from Bill Haber’s Ostar Prods., Daily Variety reports. The series, called “Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood,” will debut next year and focus on the industry’s…
Ron Silver, who was an Emmy nominee for a recurring role on “The West Wing,” died Sunday, Daily Variety reports. He was 62. Silver had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years, according to Robin Bronk, executive director of the…
Michael Kaufman has been tapped to oversee production and development at R.J. Cutler’s Actual Reality Pictures, which he joins from Al Roker Prods., Daily Variety reports. At his previous job, Kaufman helped develop and was executive producer of MSNBC’s “Al…