Aspen Cast in Fox’s ‘Glee’
Jennifer Aspen was cast in Fox’s musical series “Glee,” Daily Variety reports. Aspen’s previous roles include roles on TNT’s “Family Man” and “Rodney,” the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
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Petry’s Bowyer to Lead Expansion
Petry Holding Inc. named Julie Holmberg Bowyer president of its Petry Network, whose television operations were recently merged with Blair Television, TVNewsday reports. Bowyer, the former chief executive officer of Blair, will lead Petry’s expansion into new markets, TVNewsday says….
Hola TV Broadens Reach Across U.S.
AlternaTV broadened availability of its Hola TV Spanish-language television network to broadcasters across the continental U.S. as part of a new multicasting strategy, TVNewsday reports. Hola TV, which airs all day, is geared toward a younger Latino audience, TVNewsday says….
‘Mad Men’s’ Weiner Honored
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, along with singer Barry Manilow, will be honored by the Clio Awards in May for his contributions to the advertising industry, Advertising Week reports. Weiner’s show, which airs on AMC, revolves around the lives of…
Delany May No Longer Be a ‘Housewife’
Dana Delany may follow Nicolette Sheridan’s exit from ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Delany’s character will be part of a plot twist involving a camping trip and a shooting, the magazine says. —Danny King
Single Source Says Fox’s Chernin Leaving
Fox President Peter Chernin, the No. 2 executive to Rupert Murdoch at Fox parent News Corp, will step down when his contract expires in June to become a producer at the company, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports, citing a person familiar…
Fox Debuts Web TV Service in Italy
20th Century Fox launched its Internet-television service by debuting its FlopTV in Italy, Daily Variety reports. The comedy-oriented channel allows users to access the service, which includes user-generated content, via personal computer, mobile phones and videogame consoles, the newspaper says….
Media Spending Revision: TV Down
Overall spending on media and communications will fall .4% in 2009, according to private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson, revising downward an earlier estimate. The new projection was generated in response to the economic downturn. The revised forecast is down…
Olympics Bidding Near Start
Formal bidding for the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics will begin soon, according to Jacques Rogge, head of the International Olympic Committee, Reuters reports. “We have had a lot of interest from broadcasters for 2014 and 2016,” Rogge…
Joy Behar Returns to Standup
Joy Behar of “The View” is returning to Harrah’s in Atlantic city to do her standup act, the New York Daily News reports. She tells the newspaper she feels at home in a casino, because her father “liked to play…